BX  9573  .G4  1859 

German  Reformed  Church  (U.S 


A  liturgy,  or,  Order  of 
Christian  worship 


LITURGY: 


ORDER  OF  CHRISTIAN  WORSHIP. 


PREPARED  AND  PUBLISHED  BY  THE  DIRECTION  AND  FOR  THE  CSH 

OF 
IN  THE 

UNITED  STATES  OF  AMERICA. 


PHILADELPHIA: 

LINDSAY    &    BLAKISTON. 

1859. 


Entered,  according  to  Act  of  Congress,  in  the  year  1857,  by 

LINDSAY    &    BLAKISTON, 

in  the  Clerk's  Office  of  the  District  Court  of  the  United  States  for  the  Eastern  District  of 

Pennsylvania. 

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This  Liturgy  appears  under  the  direction  of  the  Synod 
of  the  German  Reformed  Church,  as  being  prepared  and 
published  by  a  Committee  appointed  and  clothed  with 
full  powers  by  it  for  that  purpose.  To  guard  against  all 
mistake,  however,  it  is  proper  to  state  that  the  Synod  has 
not  yet  given  to  the  work,  in  any  way,  its  ecclesiastical 
sanction  or  approbation.  It  carries  with  it  no  authority, 
in  such  form,  for  the  churches;  —  nothing  to  make  the 
use  of  it  of  binding  obligation,  in  any  direction.  It  is 
only  a  Provisional  Liturgy,  put  forth  for  the  purpose  of 
meeting  and  satisfying,  if  possible,  what  is  believed  to 
be  a  growing  want  of  the  Reformed  Church.  No  wish 
whatever  is  felt  to  have  it  brought  into  use,  in  any  quar- 
ter soever,  or  farther,  than  the  use  of  it  may  be  really 
called  for  and  desired.  Years  may  be  required  to  settle 
the  question  of  its  ultimate  adoption,  as  an  authoritative 
standard  of  worship;  and  the  interest  involved  in  this 
question  is  so  great,  that  none  should  object  to  have 
years  allowed,  if  necessary,  for  its  proper  determination. 

Philadelphia,  October,  1857. 

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Christian  Worship Pag©  7 

I.  Primitive  Forms 15 

II.  The  Church  Year           30 

III.  The  Lord's  Day          129 

IV.  Festival  Seasons 148 

V.  The  Holy  Communion 183 

VI.  Holy  Baptism 203 

VII.  Confirmation 216 

VIII.  Marriage           222 

IX.  Visitation  of  the  Sick 226 

X.  Ordination  and  Installation 240 

XI.  Excommunication  and  Restoration  .       .       ,  261 

XII.  Laying  of  a  Corner  Stone      ...              .  268 

XIII.  Consecration  of  a  Church          ....  271 

XIV.  Consecration  of  a  Burial  Ground          .       .       .  276 
XV.  Reception  of  Immigrants 279 

XVI.  Burial  of  the  Dead 283 

XVII.  Family  Prayers 289 

XVIII.  Guide  to  Private  Devotion 335 

XIX.  Psalms  and  Hymns. 

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PRINCE 

THSQLGGIOjS 

CHRISTIAN    WORSHIP. 


Lo,  I  am  with  you  alway,  even  unto  the  end  of  the  world.  — . 
Matt,  xxviii.  20. 

Where  two  or  three  are  gathered  together  in  My  name,  there  am 
I  in  the  midst  of  them.  —  Matt,  xviii.  20. 

God  is  a  spirit :  and  they  that  worship  Him  must  worship  Him 
in  spirit  and  in  truth. — John  iv.  24. 

The  Lord  is  in  His  holy  temple :  let  all  the  earth  keep  silence 
before  Him.  —  Hab.  ii.  20. 

Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory  due  unto  His  name;  worship  the 
Lord  in  the  beauty  of  holiness.  —  Ps.  xxix.  2. 

Oh  come,  let  us  worship  and  bow  down  :  let  us  kneel  before  the 
Lord  our  Maker.  For  He  is  our  God  ;  and  we  are  the  people  of  His 
pasture,  and  the  sheep  of  His  hand Ps.  xcv.  6,  7. 

And  every  creature  which  is  in  heaven,  and  on  the  earth,  and 
under  the  earth,  and  such  as  are  in  the  sea,  and  all  that  are  in  them, 
heard  I  saying,  Blessing,  and  honor,  and  glory,  and  power,  be  unto 
Him  that  sitteth  upon  the  throne,  and  unto  the  Lamb  for  ever  and 
ever.     Amen. — Rev.  v.  13. 


€a\\ltssiau  snJr  &bS0lttii0n. 

He  that  covereth  his  sins  shall  not  prosper :  but  whoso  confesseth 
and  forsaketh  them  shall  have  mercy.  —  Prov.  xxviii.  13. 

Behold,  I  was  shapen  in  iniquity;  and  in  sin  did  my  mother  con- 
ceive me.  —  Ps.  Ii.  5. 

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8  PROFESSION   OF   FAITH. 

Father,  I  have  sinned  against  heaven,  and  in  thy  sight,  and  am 
no  more  worthy  to  be  called  thy  son.  —  Luke  xv.  21. 

God  be  merciful  to  me  a  sinner.  —  Luke  xviii.  13. 

The  sacrifices  of  God  are  a  broken  spirit :  a  broken  and  a  contrite 
heart,  0  God,  Thou  wilt  not  despise.  —  Ps.  li.  17. 

As  I  live,  saith  the  Lord  God,  I  have  no  pleasure  in  the  death 
of  the  wicked ;  but  that  the  wicked  turn  from  his  way  and  live.  — 
Ezek.  xxxiii.  11. 

If  we  say  that  we  have  no  sin,  we  deceive  ourselves,  and  the  truth 
is  not  in  us.  If  we  confess  our  sins,  He  is  faithful  and  just  to  for- 
give us  our  sins,  and  to  cleanse  us  from  all  unrighteousness. — 
1  John  i.  8,  9. 

Son,  be  of  good  cheer;  thy  sins  be  forgiven  thee.  —  Matt.  ix.  2. 

But  that  ye  may  know  that  the  Son  of  man  hath  power  on  earth 
to  forgive  sins,  (then  saith  He  to  the  sick  of  the  palsy,)  Arise,  take 
up  thy  bed,  and  go  unto  thine  house.  —  Matt.  ix.  6. 

Then  said  Jesus  to  them  again,  Peace  be  unto  you :  as  My  Father 
hath  sent  Me,  even  so  send  I  you.  And  when  He  had  said  this, 
He  breathed  on  them,  and  saith  unto  them,  Receive  ye  the  Holy 
Ghost :  Whosesoever  sins  ye  remit,  they  are  remitted  unto  them ; 
and  whosesoever  sins  ye  retain,  they  are  retained.  —  John  xx. 
21-23. 


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Whosoever  therefore  shall  confess  Me  before  men,  him  will  I 
confess  also  before  My  Father  which  is  in  heaven.  But  whosoever 
shall  deny  Me  before  men,  him  will  I  also  deny  before  My  Father 
which  is  in  heaven. — Matt.  x.  32,  33. 

Lord,  to  whom  shall  we  go  ?  Thou  hast  the  words  of  eternal  life. 
And  we  believe  and  are  sure  that  Thou  art  that  Christ,  the  Son  of 
the  living  God.  —  John  vi.  68,  69. 

With  the  heart  man  believeth  unto  righteousness;  and  with  the 
mouth  confession  is  made  unto  salvation.  —  Rom.  x.  10. 


READING   OF   THE   HOLY   SCRIPTURES. 


$txkiftg  ut  t\t  faljj  Striatum. 

Thy  word  is  a  lamp  unto  my  feet,  and  a  light  unto  my  path.  — 
Ps.  cxix.  105. 

For  Moses  of  old  time  hath  in  every  city  them  that  preach  him, 
being  read  in  the  synagogues  every  sabbath-day.  —  Acts  xv.  21. 

And,  as  His  custom  was,  He  went  into  the  synagogue  on  the 
sabbath-day,  and  stood  up  for  to  read.  And  there  was  delivered 
unto  Him  the  book  of  the  prophet  Isaias.  —  Luke  iv.  16. 

I  charge  you  by  the  Lord,  that  this  epistle  be  read  unto  all  the 
holy  brethren.  —  1  Thcss.  v.  27. 

And  when  this  epistle  is  read  among  you,  cause  that  it  be  read 
also  in  the  church  of  the  Laodiceans ;  and  that  ye  likewise  read  the 
epistle  from  Laodicea.  —  Col.  iv.  16. 

These  were  more  noble  than  those  in  Thessalonica,  in  that  they 
received  the  word  with  all  readiness  of  mind,  and  searched  the  scrip- 
tures daily,  whether  those  things  were  so.  —  Acts  xvii.  11. 

All  scripture  is  given  by  inspiration  of  God,  and  is  profitable  for 
doctrine,  for  reproof,  for  correction,  for  instruction  in  righteousness : 
that  the  man  of  God  may  be  perfect,  thoroughly  furnished  unto  all 
good  works.  —  2  Tim.  iii.  16,  17. 

"We  have  also  a  more  sure  word  of  prophecy ;  whereunto  ye  do 
well  that  ye  take  heed,  as  unto  a  light  that  shineth  in  a  dark  place, 
until  the  day  dawn,  and  the  day-star  arise  in  your  hearts:  knowing 
this  first,  that  no  prophecy  of  the  scripture  is  of  any  private  inter- 
pretation. For  the  prophecy  came  not  in  old  time  by  the  will  of 
man  :  but  holy  men  of  God  spake  as  they  were  moved  by  the  Holy 
Ghost.  — 2  Pet.  i.  19-21. 

But  these  are  written,  that  ye  might  believe  that  Jesus  is  the 
Christ,  the  Son  of  God;  and  that  believing  ye  might  have  life 
through  His  name. — John  xx.  31. 

Blessed  is  he  that  readeth,  and  they  that  hear  the  words  of  this 
prophecy,  and  keep  those  things  which  are  written  therein :  for  the 
time  is  at  hand.  —  Rev.  i.  3. 


10  PREACHING. 


Hfmliig, 


From  that  time  Jesus  began  to  preach,  and  to  say,  Repent :  for 
the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  at  hand.  —  Matt.  iv.  17. 

The  words  that  I  speak  unto  you,  they  are  spirit,  and  they  are 
life.  —  John  vi.  63. 

And  He  said  unto  them,  Go  ye  into  all  the  world,  and  preach  the 
gospel  to  every  creature.  He  that  believeth  and  is  baptized,  shall 
be  saved ;  but  he  that  believeth  not  shall  be  damned.  —  Mark  xvi. 
15,  16. 

He  that  descended  is  the  same  also  that  ascended  up  far  above  all 
heavens,  that  He  might  fill  all  things.  And  He  gave  some,  apostles; 
and  some,  prophets;  and  some,  evangelists;  and  some,  pastors  and 
teachers  ;  for  the  perfecting  of  the  saints,  for  the  work  of  the  minis- 
try, for  the  edifying  of  the  body  of  Christ :  till  we  all  come  in  the 
unity  of  the  faith,  and  of  the  knowledge  of  the  Son  of  God,  unto  a 
perfect  man,  unto  the  measure  of  the  stature  of  the  fulness  of  Christ. 
Eph.  iv.  10-13. 

I  charge  thee  therefore  before  God,  and  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
who  shall  judge  the  quick  and  the  dead  at  His  appearing  and  His 
kingdom ;  Preach  the  word ;  be  instant  in  season,  out  of  season ; 
reprove,  rebuke,  exhort  with  all  long  suffering  and  doctrine.  — 
2  Tim.  iv.  1,  2. 

And  daily  in  the  temple,  and  in  every  house,  they  ceased  not  to 
teach  and  preach  Jesus  Christ.  — Acts  v.  42. 

How  then  shall  they  call  on  Him  in  whom  they  have  not  be- 
lieved ?  and  how  shall  they  believe  in  Him  of  whom  they  have 
not  heard?  and  how  shall  they  hear  without  a  preacher?  and 
how  shall  they  preach,  except  they  be  sent  ?  as  it  is  written,  How 
beautiful  are  the  feet  of  them  that  preach  the  gospel  of  peace,  and 
bring  glad  tidings  of  good  things !  ...  So  then  faith  cometh  by 
hearing,  and  hearing  by  the  word  of  God.  — Rom.  x.  14,  15,  17. 

For  after  that  in  the  wisdom  of  God  the  world  by  wisdom  knew 
not  God,  it  pleased  God  by  the  foolishness  of  preaching  to  save  them 
that  believe.  .  .  .  But  we  preach  Christ  crucified,  unto  the  Jews  a 
Btumblingblock,  and  unto  the  Greeks  foolishness;  but  unto  them 


PRAYER.  11 

which  are  called,  both  Jews  and  Greeks,  Christ  the  power  of  God, 
and  the  wisdom  of  God.  —  1  Cor.  i.  21,  23,  24. 

For  the  word  of  God  is  quick,  and  powerful,  and  sharper  than  any 
twoedged  sword,  piercing  even  to  the  dividing  asunder  of  soul  and 
spirit,  and  of  the  joints  and  marrow,  and  is  a  discerner  of  the  thoughts 
and  intents  of  the  heart.  — Heb.  iv.  12. 

But  the  word  of  the  Lord  endureth  for  ever.  And  this  is  the 
word  which  by  the  gospel  is  preached  unto  you.  —  1  Pet.  i.  25. 


Ask,  and  it  shall  be  given  you;  seek,  and  ye  shall  find;  knock, 
and  it  shall  be  opened  unto  you.  —  Matt.  vii.  7. 

I  exhort  therefore,  that,  first  of  all,  supplications,  prayers,  inter- 
cessions, and  giving  of  thanks  be  made  for  all  men  ;  for  kings,  and 
for  all  that  are  in  authority ;  that  we  may  lead  a  quiet  and  peaceable 
life  in  all  godliness  and  honesty.  —  1  Tim.  ii.  1,  2. 

I  am  the  way,  the  truth,  and  the  life  :  no  man  cometh  unto  the 
Father  but  by  Me.  —  John  xiv.  6. 

And  whatsoever  ye  shall  ask  in  My  name,  that  will  I  do,  that  the 
Father  may  be  glorified  in  the  Son.  — John  xiv.  13. 

Ye  have  not  received  the  spirit  of  bondage  again  to  fear :  but  ye 

have  received  the  spirit  of  adoption,  whereby  we  cry,  Abba,  Father 

Rom.  viii.  15. 

Having  therefore,  brethren,  boldness  to  enter  into  the  holiest  by 
the  blood  of  Jesus,  by  a  new  and  living  way,  which  lie  hath  conse- 
crated for  us,  through  the  vail,  that  is  to  say,  His  flesh ;  and  having 
a  high  priest  over  the  house  of  God,  let  us  draw  near  with  a  true 
heart  in  full  assurance  of  faith,  having  our  hearts  sprinkled  from  an 
evil  conscience,  and  our  bodies  washed  with  pure  water.  —  Heb.  x. 
10-22. 

For  we  have  not  a  high  priest  which  cannot  be  touched  with  the 
feeling  of  our  infirmities ;  but  was  in  all  points  tempted  like  as  we 
are,  yet  without  sin.  Let  us  therefore  come  boldly  unto  the  throne 
of  grace,  that  we  may  obtain  mercy,  and  find  grace  to  help  in  time 
of  need.  —  Heb.  iv.  15,  16. 


12  PRAISE. 

What  man  is  there  of  you,  whom  if  his  son  ask  bread,  will  he  give 
him  a  stone?  or  if  he  ask  a  fish,  will  he  give  hiin  a  serpent?  If 
ye  then,  being  evil,  know  how  to  give  good  gifts  unto  your  children, 
how  much  more  shall  your  Father  which  is  in  heaven,  give  good 
things  to  them  that  ask  Him.  —  Matt.  vii.  9,  10,  11. 

The  effectual  fervent  prayer  of  a  righteous  man  availeth  much.  — 
J  arms  v.  16. 

For  the  same  Lord  over  all  is  rich  unto  all  that  call  upon  Him. 
For  whosoever  shall  call  upon  the  name  of  the  Lord  shall  be  saved.— 
Rom.  x.  12, 13. 


Praise  ye  the  Lord.  Praise  God  in  His  sanctuary :  praise  Him 
in  the  firmament  of  His  power.  Let  every  thing  that  hath  breath 
praise  the  Lord.  —  Ps.  cl.  1,  6. 

Oh  come,  let  us  sing  unto  the  Lord  :  let  us  make  a  joyful  noise  to  the 
rock  of  our  salvation.  Let  us  come  before  His  presence  with  thanks- 
giving, and  make  a  joyful  noise  unto  Him  with  psalms.  For  the 
Lord  is  a  great  God,  and  a  great  king  above  all  gods. — Ps.  xcv. 
1-3. 

I  will  praise  the  Lord  with  my  whole  heart,  in  the  assembly  of  the 
upright,  and  in  the  congregation.  —  Ps.  cxi.  1. 

By  Him  therefore  let  us  offer  the  sacrifice  of  praise  to  God  con- 
tinually, that  is,  the  fruit  of  our  lips,  giving  thanks  to  His  name.  — 
Hch.  xiii.  15. 

Let  the  word  of  Christ  dwell  in  you  richly  in  all  wisdom ;  teach- 
ing and  admonishing  one  another  in  psalms  and  hymns  and  spiritual 
songs,  singing  with  grace  in  your  hearts  to  the  Lord.  —  Col.  iii.  16. 

And  a  voice  came  out  of  the  throne,  saying,  Praise  our  God,  all 

ye  His  servants,  and  ye  that  fear  Him,  both  small  and  great 

Rev.  xix.  5. 

And  they  sing  the  song  of  Moses  the  servant  of  God,  and  the 
song  of  the  Lamb,  saying,  Great  and  marvellous  are  Thy  works, 
Lord  God  Almighty;  just  and  true  are  Thy  ways,  Thou  King  of 
saints. — Rev.  xv.  3. 


THE    HOLY    SACRAMENTS.  13 


%\t  fjalg  Sacraments. 

Jesus  answered,  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  thee,  Except  a  man  be 
born  of  water  and  of  the  Spirit,  he  cannot  enter  into  the  kingdom 
of  God.  — John  iii.  5. 

And  Jesus  came  and  spake  unto  them,  saying,  All  power  is  given 
unto  Me  in  heaven  and  in  earth.  Go  ye  therefore,  and  teach  all 
nations,  baptizing  them  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son, 
and  of  the  Holy  Ghost :  teaching  them  to  observe  all  things  whatso- 
ever I  have  commanded  you :  and,  lo,  I  am  with  you  alway,  even 
unto  the  end  of  the  world.  —  Matt,  xxviii.  18—20. 

Then  Peter  said  unto  them,  Repent,  and  be  baptized  every  one 
of  you  in  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ  for  the  remission  of  sins,  and  ye 
shall  receive  the  gift  of  the  Holy  Ghost.  —  Acts  ii.  38. 

Not  by  works  of  righteousness  which  we  have  done,  but  according 
to  His  mercy  He  saved  us,  by  the  washing  of  regeneration,  and  re- 
newing of  the  Holy  Ghost;  which  He  shed  on  us  abundantly 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Saviour.  —  Tit.  iii.  5. 

Then  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  Except 
ye  eat  the  flesh  of  the  Son  of  man  and  drink  his  blood,  ye  have  no 
life  in  you.  "Whoso  eateth  My  flesh,  and  drinketh  My  blood,  hath 
eternal  life ;  and  I  will  raise  him  up  at  the  last  day.  For  My  flesh 
is  meat  indeed,  and  My  blood  is  drink  indeed.  Ho  that  eateth  My 
flesh,  and  drinketh  My  blood,  dwelleth  in  Me,  and  I  in  him.  As 
the  living  Father  hath  sent  Me,  and  I  live  by  the  Father;  so  he  that 
eateth  Me,  even  he  shall  live  by  Me.  —  John  vi.  53-57. 

As  they  were  eating,  Jesus  took  bread,  and  blessed  it,  and  brake 
it,  and  gave  it  to  the  disciples,  and  said,  Take,  eat;  this  is  My  body. 
And  He  took  the  cup,  and  gave  thanks,  and  gave  it  to  them,  Baying, 
Drink  ye  all  of  it :  for  this  is  My  blood  of  the  new  testament,  which 
is  shed  for  many  for  the  remission  of  sins.  —  Matt.  xxvi.  20-28. 

The  cup  of  blessing  which  we  bless,  is  it  not  the  communion  of 
the  blood  of  Christ  ?  The  bread  which  we  break,  is  it  not  the  *'w»- 
muuion  of  the  body  of  Christ?  —  1  Cor.  x.  16. 

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14  BENEDICTION. 


Suriliciif-s. 

And  the  Lord  spake  unto  Moses,  saying,  Speak  unto  Aaron  and 
unto  his  sons,  saying,  On  this  wise  ye  shall  bless  the  children  of 
Israel.  —  Numb.  vi.  22,  23. 

And  Moses  and  Aaron  went  into  the  tabernacle  of  the  congrega- 
tion, and  came  out,  and  blessed  the  people :  and  the  glory  of  the 
Lord  appeared  unto  all  the  people.  —  Lev.  ix.  23. 

And  He  led  them  out  as  far  as  to  Bethany,  and  He  lifted  up  His 
hands,  and  blessed  them.  And  it  came  to  pass,  while  He  blessed 
them,  He  was  parted  from  them,  and  carried  up  into  heaven  — 
Luke  xxiv.  50,  51. 


PRIMITIVE    FORMS 


I  believe  in  God  the  Father  Almighty,  Maker  of  heaven 
and  earth: 

And  in  Jesus  Christ  His  only  begotten  Son  our  Lord ; 
vvho  was  conceived  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  born  of  the  Virgin 
Mary ;  suffered  under  Pontius  Pilate,  was  crucified,  dead, 
and  buried ;  He  descended  into  hell ' ;  the  third  day  He 
rose  from  the  dead ;  He  ascended  into  heaven,  and  sitteth 
at  the  right  hand  of  God  the  Father  Almighty ;  from 
thence  He  shall  come  to  judge  the  quick  and  the  dead. 

I  believe  in  the  Holy  Ghost ;  the  holy  Catholic  Church; 
the  communion  of  saints ;  the  remission  of  sins ;  the 
resurrection  of  the  body,  and  the  life  everlasting.   Amen. 

1  Hades. 

(15) 


16  THE    NICENE    CREED. 


ADOPTED  BY  THE  (ECUMENICAL  SYNODS,  OF  NICE,  A.D.  325,  AND  OP 
CONSTANTINOPLE,  A.D.  381. 

AVe  believe  in  one  God  the  Father  Almighty,  Maker 
of  heaven  and  earth,  of  all  things  visible  and  invisible : 

And  in  one  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  only  begotten  Son 
of  God,  begotten  of  the  Father  before  all  worlds,  God  of 
G  od,  Light  of  Light,  very  God  of  very  God ;  begotten, 
not  made ;  of  one  substance  with  the  Father,  by  whom  all 
things  were  made :  who  for  us  men  and  for  our  salvation 
came  down  from  heaven,  and  was  incarnate  by  the  Holy 
Ghost  of  the  Virgin  Mary,  and  was  made  man  :  who  was 
also  crucified  for  us  under  Pontius  Pilate,  and  suffered 
and  was  buried  ;  and  the  third  day  rose  again  according 
to  the  Scriptures ;  and  ascended  into  heaven,  and  sitteth 
at  the  right  hand  of  the  Father;  and  shall  come  again 
with  glory  to  judge  the  quick  and  the  dead ;  of  whose 
kingdom  there  shall  be  no  end. 

And  we  believe  in  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  Lord,  the  Giver 
of  life,  who  proceedeth  from  the  Father  and  the  Son,1  who 
with  the  Father  and  the  Son  together  is  worshipped  and 
glorified,  who  spake  by  the  Prophets ;  in  one  holy  Catholic 
and  Apostolic  Church.  "We  confess  one  baptism  for  the 
remission  of  sins ;  we  look  for  the  resurrection  of  the 
dead,  and  the  life  of  the  world  to  come.  Amen. 

1  The  clause  "and  the  Son"  doe3  not  occur  in  the  original  form  of  this 
Creed,  but  is  found  in  the  Latin  versions  (filioque)  since  the  Synod  of  Toledo, 
in  589. 


THE    ATHANASIAN    CREED.  17 


(SYMBOLUM    QUICUNQUE.) 
From  tlie  Fifth  Century. 

Whosoever  will  be  saved,  before  all  things  it  is  neces- 
sary that  he  hold  the  Catholic  faith. 

Which  faith  except  every  one  do  keep  whole  and  unde- 
fined, without  doubt  he  shall  perish  everlastingly. 

And  the  Catholic  faith  is  this:  that  we  worship  one  God 
in  Trinity,  and  Trinity  in  Unity; 

Neither  confounding  the  persons,  nor  dividing  the  sub- 
stance. 

For  there  is  one  person  of  the  Father,  another  of  the 
Son,  and  another  of  the  Holy  Ghost. 

But  the  Godhead  of  the  Father,  of  the  Son,  and  of  the 
Holy  Ghost,  is  all  one ;  the  glory  equal,  the  majesty  co- 
eternal. 

Such  as  the  Father  is,  such  is  the  Son,  and  such  is  the 
Holy  Ghost. 

The  Father  uncreated,  the  Son  uncreated,  and  the  Holy 
Ghost  uncreated. 

The  Father  unlimited,  the  Son  unlimited,  and  the  Holy 
Ghost  unlimited. 

The  Father  eternal,  the  Son  eternal,  and  the  Holy  Ghost 
eternal. 

And  yet  not  three  eternal,  but  one  eternal. 

As  also,  not  three  uncreated,  nor  three  unlimited ;  but 
one  uncreated,  and  one  unlimited. 

So  likewise  the  Father  is  almighty,  the  Son  almighty, 
and  the  Holy  Ghost  almighty. 

And  yet  not  three  almighty,  but  one  almighty. 

So  the  Father  is  God,  the  Son  is  God,  and  the  Holy 
Ghost  is  God. 

And  yet  not  three  Gods,  but  one  God. 
2*  b 


18  THE    ATHANASIAN    CREED. 

So  likewise  the  Father  is  Lord,  the  Son  Lord,  and  the 
Holy  Ghost  Lord. 

And  yet  not  three  Lords,  but  one  Lord. 

For  like  as  we  are  compelled  by  the  Christian  verity, 
to  acknowledge  each  person  by  himself  to  be  God  and 
Lord ; 

So  are  we  forbidden  by  the  Catholic  Religion  to  say: 
There  be  three  Gods,  or  three  Lords. 

The  Father  is  made  of  none,  neither  created,  nor  be- 
gotten. 

The  Son  is  of  the  Father  alone,  not  made,  nor  created, 
but  begotten. 

The  Holy  Ghost  is  of  the  Father  and  of  the  Son,  neither 
made,  nor  created,  nor  begotten,  but  proceeding. 

So  there  is  one  Father,  not  three  Fathers  ;  one  Son,  not 
three  Sons ;  one  Holy  Ghost,  not  three  Holy  Ghosts. 

And  in  this  Trinity  there  is  no  before,  nor  after ;  no 
greater,  nor  less. 

But  the  whole  three  persons  are  co-eternal,  and  co- 
equal. 

So  that  in  all  things,  as  already  said :  the  Unity  in 
Trinity,  and  the  Trinity  in  Unity,  is  to  be  worshipped. 

He  therefore  that  will  be  saved  must  thus  think  of  the 
Trinity. 

Furthermore,  it  is  necessary  to  everlasting  salvation, 
that  we  also  believe  truly  the  Incarnation  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ. 

For  the  right  faith  is,  that  we  believe  and  confess,  that 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  Son  of  God,  is  God  and  man. 

God,  of  the  substance  of  the  Father,  begotten  before 
the  worlds;  and  man,  of  the  substance  of  his  mother,  born 
in  the  world : 

Perfect  God,  and  perfect  man,  of  a  reasonable  soul  and 
human  flesh  subsisting; 

Equal  to  the  Father,  according  to  His  Godhead,  and  in- 
ferior to  the  Father,  according  to  His  manhood. 

Who  although  He  be  God  and  man,  yet  He  is  not  two, 
ku.t  one  Christ ; 


THE  lord's  prayer.  19 

One,  not  by  conversion  of  the  Godhead  into  flesh,  but 
by  assumption  of  the  manhood  into  God  ; 

One  altogether,  not  by  confusion  of  substance,  but  by 
unity  of  person. 

For  as  the  reasonable  soul  and  flesh  is  one  man  ;  so  God 
and  man  is  one  Christ ; 

Who  suffered  for  our  salvation,  descended  into  Hades, 
rose  again  the  third  day  from  the  dead. 

He  ascended  into  heaven,  He  sitteth  at  the  right  hand 
of  God  the  Father  Almighty,  from  thence  He  shall  come 
to  judge  the  quick  and  the  dead. 

At  whose  coming  all  men  shall  rise  again  with  their 
bodies,  and  shall  give  account  for  their  own  works. 

And  they  that  have  done  good  shall  go  into  life  ever- 
lasting, and  they  that  have  done  evil,  into  everlasting 
fire. 

This  is  the  Catholic  faith,  which  except  a  man  believe 
truly  and  firmly,  he  cannot  be  saved. 


lire  %gkV$  impr. 

Matt.  vi.  9-13. 

Our  Father  who  art  in  heaven,  Hallowed  be  Thy  name. 
Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be  done  in  earth,  as  it  is 
in  heaven.  Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread.  And  for- 
give us  our  debts,  as  we  forgive  our  debtors.  And  lead  us 
not  into  temptation.  But  deliver  us  from  evil.  For  Thine 
is  the  kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever 
and  ever.     Amen. 


20  HYMN   OF    ZACHARIAS. 

Slje  Iput  0f  th  Virgin  SUrg, 

(MAGNIFICAT.) 

Luke  i.  46-55. 

My  soul  doth  magnify  the  Lord,  and  my  spirit  hath 
rejoiced  in  God  my  Saviour. 

For  He  hath  regarded  the  low  estate  of  His  hand- 
maiden. 

For  behold,  from  henceforth  all  generations  shall  call 
me  blessed. 

For  He  that  is  mighty,  hath  done  to  me  great  things ; 
and  holy  is  His  name. 

And  His  mercy  is  on  them  that  fear  Him  from  genera- 
tion to  generation. 

He  hath  shewed  strength  with  His  arm  ;  He  hath  scat- 
tered the  proud  in  the  imagination  of  their  hearts. 

He  hath  put  down  the  mighty  from  their  seats,  and 
exalted  them  of  low  degree. 

He  hath  filled  the  hungry  with  good  things;  and  the 
rich  He  hath  sent  empty  away. 

He  hath  holpen  His  servant  Israel,  in  remembrance  of 
His  mercy ; 

As  He  spake  to  our  fathers,  to  Abraham,  and  his  seed 
for  ever. 


(BENEDICTUS.) 

Luke  i.  68-79. 

Blessed  be  the  Lord  God  of  Israel ;  for  He  hath  visited 
and  redeemed  His  people; 

And  hath  raised  up  a  horn  of  salvation  for  us  in  the 
house  of  His  servant  David ; 


HYMN   OP   SIMEON.  21 

As  He  spake  by  the  mouth  of  His  holy  prophets,  which 
have  been  since  the  world  began  ; 

That  we  should  be  saved  from  our  enemies,  and  from 
the  hand  of  all  that  hate  us  ; 

To  perform  the  mercy  promised  to  our  fathers,  and  to 
remember  His  holy  covenant ; 

The  oath  which  He  sware  to  our  father  Abraham; 

That  He  would  grant  unto  us,  that  we,  being  delivered 
out  of  the  hand  of  our  enemies,  might  serve  Him  without 
fear, 

In  holiness  and  righteousness  before  Him,  all  the  days 
of  our  life. 

And  Thou,  child,  shalt  be  called  the  prophet  of  the 
Highest;  for  Thou  shalt  go  before  the  face  of  the  Lord  to 
prepare  His  ways ; 

To  give  knowledge  of  salvation  unto  His  people  by  the 
remission  of  their  sins, 

Through  the  tender  mercy  of  our  God ;  whereby  the 
dayspring  from  on  high  hath  visited  us ; 

To  give  light  to  them  that  sit  in  darkness  and  in  the 
shadow  of  death,  to  guide  our  feet  into  the  way  of  peace. 


t  fput  0f  Sinu0iu 

(NUNC   DIMITTIS.) 

Luke  ii.  29-32. 

Lord,  now  lettest  Thou  Thy  servant  depart  in  peace, 
according  to  Thy  word  : 

For  mine  eyes  have  seen  Thy  salvation, 

Which  Thou  hast  prepared  before  the  face  of  all  people ; 

A  light  to  lighten  the  Gentiles,  and  the  glory  of  Thy 
people  Israel. 


22  SERAPHIC   HYMN — ANGELIC    HYMN 


(trisagion.) 

Isaiah  vi.  3. 

Holy,  holy,  holy,  is  the  Lord  of  hosts :  the  whole  earth 
is  full  of  His  glory. 


(gloria  patri.) 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to  the 
Holy  Ghost : 

As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever  shall  be, 
world  without  end.     Amen. 


t  ^rtgelir  J)ptn. 

(gloria   in   excelsis.) 
From  the  Fourth  Century —  On  the  basis  of  Luke  ii.  14. 

Glory  be  to  God  on  high,  and  on  earth  peace,  good 
will  toward  men.  A\re  praise  Thee,  we  bless  Thee,  we 
worship  Thee,  we  glorify  Thee,  we  give  thanks  to  Thee 
for  Thy  great  glory,  0  Lord  God,  heavenly  King,  God  the 
Father  Almighty. 

O  Lord,  the  only  begotten  Son,  Jesus  Christ ;  0  Lord 
God,  Lamb  of  God,  Son  of  the  Father,  that  takest  away 
the  sin  of  the  world,  have  mercy  upon  us.  Thou  that 
takest  away  the  sin  of  the  world,  have  mercy  upon  us. 
Thou  that  takest  away  the  sin  of  the  world,  receive  our 
prayer.  Thou  that  sittest  at  the  right  hand  of  God  the 
Father,  have  mercy  upon  us. 

For  Thou  only  art  holy  ;  Thou  only  art  the  Lord ;  Thou 
only,  0  Christ,  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  art  most  high  in  the 
glory  of  God  the  Father.     A  men. 


TE    DEUM.  23 


t  %t  g*um. 

(ambrosian  hymn.) 

From  the  Fourth  or  Fifth  Century. 

We  praise  Thee,  0  God : 

"We  acknowledge  Thee  to  be  the  Lord. 

All  the  earth  doth  worship  Thee, 

The  Father  everlasting. 

To  Thee  all  angels  cry  aloud  : 

The  heavens  and  all  the  powers  therein. 

To  Thee  Cherubim  and  Seraphim 

Continually  do  cry, 

Holy,  Holy,  Holy: 

Lord  God  of  Sabaoth. 

Heaven  and  earth  are  full 

Of  the  majesty  of  Thy  glory. 

The  glorious  company  of  the  Apostles  praise  Thee: 

The  goodly  fellowship  of  the  Prophets  praise  Thee: 

The  noble  army  of  Martyrs  praise  Thee  : 

The  holy  Church  throughout  the  world 

Doth  acknowledge  Thee, 

The  Father,  of  an  infinite  majesty; 

Thine  adorable,  true,  and  only  Son : 

Also,  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  Comforter. 

Thou  art  the  King  of  glory,  0  Christ: 

Thou  art  the  everlasting  Son  of  the  Father. 

When  Thou  tookest  upon  Thee  to  deliver  man, 

Thou  didst  humble  Thyself  to  be  born  of  a  Virgin. 

When  Thou  hadst  overcome  the  sharpness  of  death, 

Thou  didst  open  the  kingdom  of  heaven  to  all  believers. 

Thou  sittest  at  the  right  hand  of  God,  in  the  glory  of  the 

Father. 
We  believe  that  Thou  shalt  come  to  be  our  Judge. 
We  therefore  pray  Thee,  help  Thy  servants, 
Whom  Thou  hast  redeemed  with  Thy  precious  blood. 


24  TIIE    LITANY. 

Make  them  to  be  numbered  with  Thy  Saint9, 

In  glory  everlasting. 

O  Lord,  save  Thy  people,  and  bless  Thy  heritage : 

Govern  them,  and  lift  them  up  for  ever. 

Day  by  day  we  magnify  Thee : 

And  we  worship  Thy  name  ever,  world  without  end, 

Vouchsafe,  O  Lord,  to  keep  us  this  day  without  sin. 

0  Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  have  mercy  upon  us. 

O  Lord,  let  Thy  mercy  be  upon  us, 

As  our  trust  is  in  Thee. 

O  Lord,  in  Thee  have  I  trusted : 

Let  me  never  be  confounded. 


Cfri  Sittti: 

On  the  basis  of  Ancient  Latin  Litanies. 

O  God  the  Father  in  heaven :  have  mercy  upon  us. 
Have  mercy  upon  us. 

O  God  the  Son,  Redeemer  of  the  world :  have  mercy 
upon  us. 

Have  mercy  upon  us. 

O  God  the  Holy  Ghost,  proceeding  from  the  Father  and 
the  Son :  have  mercy  upon  us. 
Have  mercy  upon  us. 

O  holy,  blessedj  and  glorious  Trinity,  three  persons  and 
one  God :  have  mercy  upon  us. 
Have  mercy  upon  us. 

Remember  not,  Lord,  our  offences,  nor  the  offences  of 
our  forefathers ;  neither  take  Thou  vengeance  of  our  sins : 
spare  us,  good  Lord,  spare  Thy  people,  whom  Thou  hast 
redeemed  with  Thy  most  precious  blood,  and  be  not  angry 
with  us  for  ever. 

Spare  us,  good  Lord. 


THE     LIT  A  N  Y  .  25 

From  all  evil  and  harm ;  from  the  power  of  sin,  and 
the  snares  of  the  devil ;  from  Thy  wrath,  and  from  ever- 
lasting damnation, 

Good  Lord,  deliver  us. 

From  all  blindness  of  heart ;  from  pride,  vain-glory,  and 
hypocrisy ;  from  envy,  hatred,  and  malice,  and  all  uneha- 
ritableness, 

Good  Lord,  deliver  us. 

From  all  impure  lusts  and  desires ;  and  from  all  the 
deceits  of  the  world,  the  flesh,  and  the  devil, 
Good  Lord,  deliver  us. 

From  lightning,  tempest,  and  earthquake  ;  from  plague, 
pestilence,  and  famine;  from  all  disasters  by  land  and  by 
water ;  from  battle  and  murder,  and  from  sudden  death, 

Good  Lord,  deliver  us. 

From  tumult  and  riot ;  from  sedition  and  rebellion ; 
from  heresy  and  schism  ;  from  hardness  of  heart,  and  con- 
tempt of  Thy  word  and  authority, 

Good  Lord,  deliver  us. 

By  the  mystery  of  Thy  holy  Incarnation ;  by  Thy  holy 
Nativity  and  Circumcision  ;  by  Thy  Baptism,  Fasting,  and 
Temptation, 

Good  Lord,  deliver  us. 

By  Thine  Agony  and  bloody  Sweat;  by  Thy  Cross  and 
Passion  ;  by  Thy  precious  Death  and  Burial ;  by  Thy  glo- 
rious Resurrection  and  Ascension  ;  and  by  the  Corning 
of  the  Holy  Ghost, 

Good  Lord,  deliver  us. 

In  all  time  of  our  tribulation  ;  in  all  time  of  our  wealth; 
in  the  hour  of  death,  and  in  the  day  of  judgment, 
Good  Lord,  deliver  us. 

AVc  sinners  do  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us,  0  Lord; 
Son  of  God,  ice  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us. 

That  it  may  please  Thee  to  keep  us  in  all  time  of  temp- 
tation and  heaviness  ;  to  comfort  and  help  all  the  weak- 


26  THE    LITANY. 

hearted;  to  raise  up  them  that  fall,  and  finally  to  beat 
down  Satan  under  our  feet; 

We  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us,  0  Lord. 

That  it  may  please  Thee  to  succor,  help,  and  comfort 
all  that  are  in  danger,  necessity,  and  tribulation; 

We  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us,  0  Lord. 

That  it  may  please  Thee  to  preserve  all  travellers  and 
strangers,  all  women  in  the  perils  of  child-birth,  all  sick 
persons,  and  young  children,  and  to  show  Thy  pity  upon 
all  prisoners  and  captives ; 

We  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us,  0  Lord. 

That  it  may  please  Thee  to  defend  and  provide  for  the 
fatherless  children,  and  widows,  and  all  that  are  desolate 
and  oppressed ; 

We  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us,  0  Lord. 

That  it  may  please  Thee  to  have  mercy  upon  all  men, 

We  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us,  0  Lord. 

0  Son  of  God,  Redeemer  of  the  world, 
Have  mercy  upon  us. 

0  Lamb  of  God  that  takest  away  the  sin  of  the  world, 
Have  mercy  upon  us. 

O  Lamb  of  God  that  takest  away  the  sin  of  the  world, 
Grant  us  Thy  peace. 

O  God,  merciful  Father,  who  despisest  not  the  sighing 
of  the  contrite,  nor  rejectest  the  desire  of  the  sorrowful: 
be  favorable  to  our  prayers  which  in  our  afflictions  that 
continually  oppress  us,  we  pour  out  before  Thee;  and 
graciously  hear  them,  that  those  things  which  the  craft  of 
the  devil  or  man  worketh  against  us,  may  be  brought  to 
nought,  and  by  the  counsel  of  Thy  goodness  be  dispersed; 
so  that  being  hurt  by  no  persecutions,  we  may  evermore 
give  thanks  unto  Thee  in  Thy  holy  Church,  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord. 

0  God,  from  whom  all  holy  desires,  all  good  counsels, 
and  all  just  works  do  proceed :  give  unto  Thy  servants  that 
r>eace  which  the  world  cannot  give ;  that  our  hearts  may 


TIIE    TEN    COMMANDMENTS.  27 

be  set  to  obey  Thy  commandments,  and  also  that  we, 
being  defended  from  the  fear  of  our  enemies,  may  by  Thy 
protection  pass  our  time  in  peace  and  quietness,  through 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     A  men. 


Exodus  xx.  1-17. 

And  God  spake  all  these  words,  saying,  I  am  the  Lord 
thy  God,  which  have  brought  thee  out  of  the  land  of  Egypt, 
out  of  the  house  of  bondage. 

Thou  shalt  have  no  other  gods  before  Me. 

Thou  shalt  not  make  unto  thee  any  graven  image,  or 
any  likeness  of  any  thing  that  is  in  heaven  above,  or  that 
is  that  is  in  the  earth  beneath,  or  that  is  in  the  water  un- 
der the  earth :  thou  shalt  not  bow  down  thyself  to  them, 
nor  serve  them :  for  I  the  Lord  thy  God  am  a  jealous  God, 
visiting  the  iniquity  of  the  fathers  upon  the  children  unto 
the  third  and  fourth  generation  of  them  that  hate  Me ; 
and  shewing  mercy  unto  thousands  of  them  that  love  Me, 
and  keep  My  commandments. 

Thou  shalt  not  take  the  name  of  the  Lord  thy  God  in 
vain :  for  the  Lord  will  not  hold  him  guiltless  that  taketh 
His  name  in  vain. 

Remember  the  sabbath  day,  to  keep  it  holy.  Six  days 
shalt  thou  labor,  and  do  all  thy  work :  but  the  seventh 
day  is  the  sabbath  of  the  Lord  thy  God :  in  it  thou  shalt 
not  do  any  work,  thou,  nor  thy  son,  nor  thy  daughter,  thy 
manservant,  nor  thy  maidservant,  nor  thy  cattle,  nor  thy 
stranger  that  is  within  thy  gates :  for  in  six  days  the  Lord 
made  heaven  and  earth,  the  sea,  and  all  that  in  them  is, 
and  rested  the  seventh  day :  wherefore  the  Lord  blessed 
the  sabbath  day,  and  hallowed  it. 

Honor  thy  father  and  thy  mother :  that  thy  days  may 
be  long  upon  the  land  which  the  Lord  thy  God  giveth 
thee. 


28  THE    TEN     COMMANDMENTS. 

Thou  shalt  not  kill. 

Thou  shalt  not  commit  adultery. 

Thou  shalt  not  steal. 

Thou  shalt  not  bear  false  witness  against  thy  neighbor 

Thou  shalt  not  covet  thy  neighbor's  house,  thou  shalt 
not  covet  thy  neighbor's  wife,  nor  his  manservant,  nor  his 
maidservant,  nor  his  ox,  nor  his  ass,  nor  any  thing  that  is 
thy  neighbor's. 

Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  incline  our  hearts  to  keep 
these  laws,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Saviour.    Amen. 


Hear  also  wThat  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  saith : 

Thou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy  heart, 
and  with  all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy  mind.  This  is  the 
first  and  great  commandment.  And  the  second  is  like 
unto  it:  Thou  shalt  love  thy  neighbor  as  thyself.  On 
these  two  commandments  hang  all  the  law  and  the 
prophets.  Matt.  xxii.  37-40. 


COLLECT. 

O  Lord  God,  who  didst  at  first  deliver  Thy  command- 
ments from  the  mount  which  burned  with  fire,  amid 
blackness,  and  darkness,  and  tempest,  at  which  terrible 
sight  even  Moses  said,  I  exceedingly  fear  and  quake :  we 
thank  Thee  that  this  same  law  is  now  published  unto  us 
from  mount  Zion,  through  the  Mediator  of  a  new  and 
better  covenant;  and  we  humbly  beseech  Thee  to  put 
these  words  into  our  minds,  and  write  them  in  our  hearts, 
that  we  may  delight  in  Thy  law  after  the  inward  man, 
and  serve  Thee  in  newness  of  spirit,  through  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord,  who  with  Thee  and  the  Ilolj  Ghost  liveth  and 
reigneth,  ever  one  God,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


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The  Lord  bless  thee  and  keep  thee :  the  Lord  make 
His  face  shine  upon  thee,  and  be  gracious  unto  thee :  the 
Lord  lift  up  His  countenance  upon  thee,  and  give  thee 
peace.     Amen.  —  Numb.  vi.  24-26. 


The  grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  love  of 
God,  and  the  communion  of  the  Holy  Ghost  be  with  you 
all.     Amen.  —  2  Cor.  xiii.  14. 


The  peace  of  God,  which  passeth  all  understanding 
shall  keep  your  hearts  and  minds  through  Christ  Jesus. 
Amen —  Phil.  iv.  7. 


Now  the  God  of  peace,  that  brought  again  from  the 
dead  our  Lord  Jesus,  that  great  Shepherd  of  the  sheep, 
through  the  blood  of  the  everlasting  covenant,  make  you 
perfect  in  every  good  work  to  do  His  will,  working  in  you 
that  which  is  well  pleasing  in  His  sight,  through  Jesus 
Christ;  to  whom  be  glory  for  ever  and  ever.  Amen. 
—Hebr.  xiii.  20,  21. 


Grace  be  unto  you,  and  peace,  from  Him  which  is,  and 
which  was,  and  which  is  to  come  ;  and  from  the  seven 
spirits  which  are  before  His  throne ;  and  from  Jesus 
Christ,  who  is  the  faithful  witness,  and  the  first  begotten 
of  the  dead,  and  the  prince  of  the  kings  of  the  earth. 
Unto  Him  that  loved  us,  and  washed  us  from  our  sins  in 
His  own  blood,  and  hath  made  us  kings  and  priests  unto 
God  and  His  Father;  to  Him  be  glory  and  dominion  for 
ever  and  ever.     Amen.  —  Rev.  i.  4-G. 


THE    CHUECH    YEAR. 


TABLE  OF   SCRIPTURE  LESSONS. 


I.  CHRISTMAS    SEASON. 


Old  Series. 
First  Sunday  in  Advent...  Gospel,  St.  Matthew  xxi.  8-11. 

"        "  "         ...  Epistle,  Romans  xiii.  11-14. 

Second  Sunday      «         ...  Gospel,  St.  Luke  xxi.  25-33. 

"        "  "         ...  Epistle,  Romans  xv.  4-13. 

Third     "  "         ...  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  xi.  2-10. 

"        "  "        ...  Epistle,  1  Cor.  iv.  1-5. 

Fourth  Sunday      "        ...  Gospel,  St.  John  i.  19-34. 

"        "                "        ...  Epistle,  Phil.  iv.  4-7. 
Christmas  Day Gospel,  St.  John  i.  1-14. 

"  "     Epistle,  Heb.  i.  1-12. 

St.  Stephen's  Day Gospel,  St.  Matt,  xxiii.  34-39. 

"  "      Epistle,  Acts  vi.  8— vii.  60. 

St.  John's  Day  Gospel,  St.  John  xxi.  19-24. 

"         "     Epistle,  1  John  i.  1-10. 

Innocents'  Day Gospel,  St.  Matt.  ii.  13-18. 

"  "     Epistle,  Rev.  xiv.  1-5. 

Sunday  after  Christmas  ...  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  i.  18-25. 

"        "  "  ...  Epistle,  Gal.  iv.  1-7. 

Circumcision,(N.Year'sD.)  Gospel,  St.  Luke  ii.  15-21. 
"  "  "      Epistle,  Col.  ii.  8-17. 

Epiphany Gospel,  St.  Matt.  ii.  1-12. 

"         Epistle,  Eph.  iii.  1-12. 

First  Sunday  after  Epiph...  Gospel,  St.  Luke  ii.  41-52. 

"        "  "  "    ..  Epistle,  Rom.  xii.  1-5. 

Second  Sunday  after  "    ..  Gospel,  St.  John  ii.  1-11. 

"        *  «  "    ..  Epistle,  Rom.  xii.  6-16. 

Third  Sunday  after     "    ..  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  viii.  1-11. 

"        *  *  "    ..  Epistle,  Rom.  xii.  17-21. 

Fourth  Sunday  after  "    ..  Gospel,  St  Matt.  viii.  23-27. 

"        "  "  "    ..  Epistle,  Rom.  xiii.  1-7. 

Fifth  Sunday  after      "    ..  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  xiii.  24-30. 

"        "  "  *'    ..  Epistle,  Col.  iii.  12-17. 

Sixth  Sunday  after     "    ..  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  xvii.  1-9. 

"        "         "         "    ..  Epistle,  1  John  iii.  1-10. 


New  Series. 
St.  John  i.  1-18. 
1  John  i.  1  —  ii.  2 
Matt.  xxv.  1-13. 
Heb.  x.  1-9. 
Luke  xvii.  20-37. 
1  Thess.  v.  1-8. 
John  iii.  22-36. 
Gal.  iii.  21-29. 
Luke  ii.  1-20. 
Phil.  ii.  5-11. 


Luke  ii.  23-35. 
1  John  iv.  1-10. 
Psalm  xc. 
Heb.  xi.  8-16. 
Is.  lx.  1-15. 
Rom.  xv.  8-12. 
Matt.  iii.  13-17. 
Rom.  vi.  3-11. 
Luke  iv.  1-13. 
Heb.  ii.  14-18. 
Mark  i.  14-22. 

1  Cor.  i.  17-25. 
Luke  iv.  14-24. 

2  Cor.  iv.  1-6. 
Matt.  xiii.  1-9. 
1  Pet.  i.  22-25. 
Matt.  xiii.  44-52. 
1  Pet.  ii.  1-10. 

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TABLE   OF    SCRIPTURE    LESSONS. 


31 


II.  EA  STER    SEASON. 


Old  Series. 

Scptuagesima  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  xx.  1-10. 

u  Epistle,  1  Cor.  ix.  24— x.  5. 

Scxagesima  Gospel,  St.  Luke  viii.  4-15. 

**  Epistle,  2  Cor.  xi.  19— xii.  9. 

Quinquagcs.,  Estomihi*...  Gospel,  St.  Luke  xviii.  31-43. 

u  Epistle,  1  Cor.  xiii.  1-13. 

Ash  Wednesday  Gospel,  St.  Matt,  vi.  16-21. 

"  "  Epistle,  Joel  ii.  12-18. 

First  S.  in  Lent,  Invocavit.  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  iv.  1-11. 

"  "  "    Epistle,  2  Cor.  vi.  1-10. 

Sec'd  S.  in  L.  Reminisccre..  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  xv.  21-28. 

**  "  «    Epistle,  1  Thess.  iv.  1-8. 

Third  S.  in  Lent,  Oculi Gospel,  St.  Luke  xi.  14-28. 

"  "  "    Epistle,  Eph.  v.  1-9. 

Fourth  S.  in  Lent,  Laetare..  Gospel,  St.  John  vi.  1-14. 

"  "  "    Epistle,  Gal.  iv.  21-31. 

Fifth  S.  in  Lent,  Judica...  Gospel,  St.  John  viii.  46-59. 

"  "  "    Epistle,  Ileb.  ix.  11-15. 

Sixth,  or  Palm  Sunday Gospel,  St.  John  xii.  1-16. 

'•'  "  "     Epistle,  Phil.  ii.  5-10. 

Good  Friday Gospel,  St.  John  xix.  1-37. 

"         "      Epistle,  Hcb.  x.  1-25. 

Easter-Day Gospel,  St.  John  xx.  1-10. 

"        Epistle,  Col.  iii.  1-11. 

Monday  in  Easter  "Week...  Gospel,  St.  Luke  xxiv.  13-35. 

"  "  "     ...  Epistle,  Acts  x.  34-43. 

First  Sunday  after  Easter..  Gospel,  St.  John  xx.  19-31. 

"  "       "  «    ..  Epistle,  1  John  v.  4-12, 

Second  Sunday  after  "     ..  Gospel,  St.  John  x.  11-16. 

"  "  «      «    ..  Epistle,  1  Pet.  ii.  19-25. 

Third  Sunday  after     '•     ..  Gospel,  St.  John  xvi.  16-22. 

"  "        "        "    ..  Epistle,  1  Pet.  ii.  11-19. 


New  Series. 
Matt.  xiv.  22-33. 
Rom.  viii.  31-39. 
John  x.  1-18. 
1  Pet.  ii.  17-25. 
Matt.  xvi.  21-23. 
1  Pet.  iv.  12-19. 
Psalm  li. 
Rev.  iii.  14-22. 
Matt  vi.  1-21. 
Eph.  vi.  10-20. 
Luke  xi.  29-36. 
Hob.  ii.  1-4. 
Matt.  xii.  22-32. 
Ileb.  x.  26-3L 
John  vi.  47-59. 

1  John  v.  11-21. 
John  xii.  20-32. 

2  Cor.  v.  14-21. 
Luke  xix.  28-46. 
Rev.  i.  4-8. 
Matt,  xxvii.  33-54. 
Is.  liii. 

Mutt,  xxviii.  1-10. 
1  Cor.  xv.  1-20. 
John  xx.  11-18. 

1  Cor.  xv.  51-58. 
Luke  xxiv.  36-47. 

2  Tim.  ii.  7-13. 
John  xxi.  15-19. 
Rev.  vii.  13-17 
Matt.  x.  16-20. 
Acts  iv.  8-20. 


III.   PENTECOSTAL   SEASON. 


Fourth  Sunday  after  Easter..Gospcl,  St.  John  xvi.  5-15.  Matt.  x.  24-33. 

«  "  «      "    ..  Epistle,  St.  James  i.  1G-21.  1  Thess.  ii.  9-13. 

Fifth  Sunday  after      "    ..  Gospel,  St.  John  xvi.  23-33.  Luke  xi.  9-13. 

«         «  «  «     ..  Epistle,  St.  James  i.  22-27.  1  Tim.  ii.  1-6. 

Ascension  Day Gospel,  St.  Mark  xvi.  14-20.  Luko  xxiv.  49-53. 

"  "     Epistle,  Acts  i.  1-11.  Eph.  i.  15-23. 

♦This  title,  as  also  Invocavit  Femimsccrc.  ct<\,  are  the  initial  words  of  the  introductory 
Psfclms  appMnted  for  these  sacral  Sunday?,  in  the  service  of  the  Latin  Church. 


32  TABLE    OF    SCRIPTURE    LESSONS. 

Old  Series.  New  Series. 

Sunday  after  Ascension  ...  Gospel,  St.  John  xv.  26— xvi.  1.  John  vii.  33-39. 

"  «  "       ...  Epistle,  1  Peter  iv.  7-11.  Acts  xix.  1-7. 

Whitsunday Gospel,  St.  John  xiv.  15-31.  Joel  ii.  28-32. 

"  Epistle,  Acts  ii.  1-11.  Acts  ii.  22-41. 

Whitmonday Gospel,  St.  John  iii.  16-21.  John  iv.  13-24. 

«  Epistle,  Acts  x.  34-48.  Acts  x.  34-48. 

IV.   CHURCH   SEASON. 

Trinity  Sunday  Gospel,  St.  John  iii.  1-15.  Matt,  xxviii.  18-20. 

"  "         Epistle,  Rev.  iv.  1-11.  1  John  v.  1-12. 

First  Sunday  after  Trinity.  Gospel,  St.  Luke  xvi.  19-31.  Matt.  xvi.  13-20. 

"  «        "  "      Epistle,  1  John  iv.  7-21.  Epb.  ii.  19-22. 

Second     "        "  "      Gospel,  St.  Luke  xiv.  16-24.  Matt,  xviii.  11-20. 

«  "        "  "      Epistle,  1  John  iii.  13-24.  Eph.  iv.  4-16. 

Third       "        "  "      Gospel,  St.  Luke  xv.  1-10.  John  xv.  1-14. 

"  "        "  "      Epistle,  1  Peter  v.  5-11.  1  Cor.  xii.  12-27. 

Fourth     "        "  "      Gospel,  St.  Luke  vi.  36-42.  John  iii.  1-8. 

«  "        "  "      Epistle,  Rom.  viii.  18-23.  Gal.  iii.  26-29. 

Fifth        "        "  "      Gospel,  St.  Luke  v.  1-11.  John  vi.  47-59. 

"  "        «  "      Epistle,  1  Pet.  iii.  8-15.  Act3  ii.  41-47. 

Sixth       *        "  "      Gospel,  St.  Matt.  v.  20-26.  Matt.  xi.  25-30. 

"  "        "  "      Epistle,  Rom.  vi.  3-11.  Rom.  iii.  19-28 

Seventh  "        "  "      Gospel,  St.  Mark  viii.  1-9.  Luke  xv.  11-32. 

«  "        "  "      Epistle,  Rom.  vi.  19-23.  Acts  ix.  1-9. 

Eighth     "        "  u      Gospel,  St.  Matt.  vii.  15-21.  Luke  xviii.  9-14. 

"  «        "  "      Epistle,  Rom.  viii.  12-17.  Phil.  iii.  3-11. 

Ninth      "        "  "      Gospel,  St.  Luke  xvi.  1-9.  Matt.  viii.  5-13. 

«  "        "  "      Epistle,  1  Cor.  x.  1-13.  1  Pet.  i.  3-9. 

Tenth      "        "  "      Gospel,  St.  Luke  xix.  41-47.  Matt.  xvii.  14-21. 

"  "        »  "      Epistle,  1  Cor.  xii.  1-11.  Heb.  xi.  32— xii.  2. 

Eleventh  "  "      Gospel,  St.  Luke  xviii.  9-14.  Luke  xii.  32-40. 

"  «        "  "      Epistle,  1  Cor.  xv.  1-11.  Rom.  viii.  16-26. 

Twelfth    "        "  "      Gospel,  St,  Mark  vii.  31-37.  Matt.  xxii.  34-40. 

"  "        "  *      Epistle,  2  Cor.  iii.  4-11.  1  John  iv.  15-21. 

Thirteenth        "  "      Gospel,  St.  Luke  x.  23-37.  Luke  x.  25-37. 

".  "  "      Epistle,  Gal.  iii.  16-22.  1  Cor.  xiii.  1-13. 

Fourteenth       "  "      Gospel,  St.  Luke  xvii.  11-19.  Matt.  v.  43-48. 

"  "  "      Epistle,  Gal.  v.  16-24.  Rom.  xii.  14-21. 

Fifteenth  "  "      Gospel,  St.  Matt.  vi.  24-34.  Matt.  v.  13-20. 

"  "  "      Epistle,  Gal.  v.  25— vi.  10.  James  ii.  14-26. 

Sixteenth  "  "      Gospel,  St.  Luke  vii.  11-17.  Mark  xii.  41-44. 

"  "  "      Epistle,  Eph.  iii.  13-21.  2  Cor.  ix.  5-15. 

Seventeenth     "  "     Gospel,  St.  Luke  xiv.  1-11.  Mark  x.  35-45. 

"  "  "     Epistle,  Eph.  iv.  1-C.  Phil.  ii.  1-5. 


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SCRIPTURE    LESSONS. 


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n  Series. 

St.  Matt.  xxii.  34-46. 

1  Cor.  i.  4-9. 

St.  Matt.  ix.  1-S. 

Bpb.  iv.  17-32. 

St.  Matt.  xxii.  1-14. 

Eph.  v.  15-21. 

St.  John  iv.  46-54. 

Eph.  vi.  10-20. 

St.  Matt,  xviii.  21-35. 

Phil.  i.  3-11. 

St.  Matt.  xxii.  15-22. 

Phil.  iii.  17-21. 

St.  Matt.  ix.  18-26. 

C«»l.  i.  9-14. 

St.  Matt.  xxiv.  15-28. 

1  Thess.  iv.  13-18. 
St.  Matt.  xxv.  31-46. 

2  Thess.  i.  3-10. 
St.  Matt.  xxv.  1-13. 
2  Pet.  iii.  3-14. 


New  Semes. 
Luke  ix.  18-26. 
2  Cor.  iv.  8-18. 
Matt.  v.  3-12. 
2  Pet.  i.  1-11. 
Mark  xiii.  32-37. 
Hob.  x.  32-39. 
Luke  xvi.  19-31. 
Rom.  v.  12-21. 
John  xi.  19-27. 
1  Cor.  xv.  35-50. 
Matt.  xxv.  31-46. 
Rev.  xx.  11-15. 
John  v.  24-29. 
Rev.  xxii.  1-21. 
John  xiv.  1    I. 
Rev.  vii.  1J-17. 
Matt.  xix.  27-30. 
Rev.  xxi.  1-8. 
John  xvii.  20  28. 
Rev.  vii.  2-12. 


SCRIPTURE  LESSONS  AND  COLLECTS. 


$int  Sofcas   in   JlJrlr^nt. 


The  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  xxi.  8-11. 

And  a  very  great  multitude  spread  their  garments  in  the  way  j 
others  cut  down  branches  from  the  trees,  and  strewed  them  in  the 
way.  And  the  multitudes  that  went  before,  and  that  followed,  cried, 
saying,  Hosanna  to  the  Son  of  David :  Blessed  is  he  that  cometh 
in  the  name  of  the  Lord;  Hosanna  m  the  highest.  And  when  he 
was  come  into  Jerusalem,  all  the  city  was  moved,  saying,  Who  is 
this  ?  And  the  multitude  said,  This  is  Jesus  the  prophet  of  Naza- 
reth of  Galilee. 

The  Epistle,  Rom.  xiii.  11-14. 

And  that,  knowing  the  time,  that  now  it  is  high  time  to  awake 
out  of  sleep :  for  now  is  our  salvation  nearer  than  when  we  believed. 
The  night  is  far  spent,  the  day  is  at  hand :  let  us  therefore  cast  off 
the  works  of  darkness,  and  let  us  put  on  the  armor  of  light.  Let 
us  walk  honestly,  as  in  the  day ;  not  in  rioting  and  drunkenness, 
not  in  chambering  and  wantonness,  not  in  strife  and  envying :  but 
put  ye  on  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  make  not  provision  for  the 
flesh,  to  fulfil  the  lusts  thereof. 

The  Collect. 

Almighty  God,  give  us  grace  that  we  may  cast  away 
the  works  of  darkness,  and  put  upon  us  the  armor  of  light 
now,  in  the  time  of  this  mortal  life,  in  which  Thy  Son 

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SECOND     SUNDAY     IN     ADVENT.  35 

Jesus  Christ  came  to  visit  us  in  great  humility ;  that  in 
the  last  day,  when  He  shall  come  again  in  His  glorious 
majesty,  to  judge  both  the  quick  and  the  dead,  we  may 
rise  to  the  life  immortal,  through  Him  who  liveth  and 
rcigneth  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  now  and  for- 
ever.    Amen. 

Or  this : 

Almighty  God,  we  beseech  Thee,  grant  us  grace  that 
we  may  wait  with  vigilance  for  the  Advent  of  Thy  Son, 
our  Lord  ;  that  when  He  shall  arise  from  Thy  right  hand, 
to  visit  the  earth  in  righteousness,  and  Thy  people  with 
salvation,  He  may  find  us,  not  sleeping  in  sin,  but  dili- 
gent in  His  service  and  rejoicing  in  His  praises  ;  that  so 
we  may  enter  in  with  Him  unto  the  marriage-supper  of 
the  Lamb  :  through  His  merits,  who  liveth  and  reigneth 
with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  ever  one  God,  world  with 
out  end.     Amen. 


Su0iii  Sa&fcij  in  $bbttt, 

The  Gospel,  $t.  Luke,  xxi.  25-33. 

And  there  shall  be  signs  in  the  sun,  and  in  the  moon,  and  in  the 
stars ;  and  upon  the  earth  distress  of  nations,  with  perplexity  ;  tho 
sea  and  the  waves  roaring ;  men's  hearts  failing  them  for  fear,  and 
for  looking  after  those  things  which  are  coming  on  the  earth  :  for  the 
powers  of  heaven  shall  be  shaken.  And  then  shall  they  see  the 
Son  of  man  coming  in  a  cloud  with  power  and  great  glory.  And 
when  these  things  begin  to  come  to  pass,  then  look  up,  and  lift  up 
your  heads ;  for  your  redemption  draweth  nigh.  And  he  spake  to 
them  a  parable ;  Behold  the  fig  tree,  and  all  the  trees ;  when  they 
now  shoot  forth,  ye  see  and  know  of  your  own  selves  that  summer 
is  now  nigh  at  hand.  So  likewise  ye,  when  ye  see  these  things  come 
to  pass,  know  ye  that  the  kingdom  of  God  is  nigh  at  hand.  Verily 
I  say  unto  you,  Thi3  generation  shall  not  pass  away,  till  all  be  ful- 
filled. Heaven  and  earth  shall  pass  away;  but  my  words  shall  not 
pass  away. 

The  Epistle,  Rom.  xv.  4-13. 

For  whatsoever  things  were  written  aforetime  were  written  for  our 
learning,  that  we  through  patience  and  comfort  of  the  Scriptures 


36         THIRD  SUNDAY  IN  ADVENT. 

might  have  hope.  Now  the  God  of  patience  and  consolation  grant 
you  to  be  likeminded  one  toward  another  according  to  Christ  Jesus  : 
that  ye  may  with  one  mind  and  one  mouth  glorify  God,  even  the 
Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  Wherefore  receive  ye  one  an- 
other, as  Christ  also  received  us,  to  the  glory  of  God.  Now  I  say 
that  Jesus  Christ  was  a  minister  of  the  circumcision  for  the  truth 
of  God,  to  confirm  the  promises  made  unto  the  fathers :  and  that 
the  Gentiles  might  glorify  God  for  his  mercy ;  as  it  is  written,  For 
this  cause  I  will  confess  to  thee  among  the  Gentiles,  and  sing  unto 
thy  name.  And  again  he  saith,  Rejoice,  ye  Gentiles,  with  his  peo- 
ple. And  again,  Praise  the  Lord,  all  ye  Gentiles ;  and  laud  him, 
all  ye  people.  And  again,  Esaias  saith,  There  shall  be  a  root  of 
Jesse,  and  he  that  shall  rise  to  reign  over  the  Gentiles ;  in  him  shall 
the  Gentiles  trust.  Now  the  God  of  hope  fill  you  with  all  joy  and 
peace  in  believing,  that  ye  may  abound  in  hope,  through  the  power 
of  the  Holy  Ghost. 

The  Collect. 

Cleanse  our  conscience,  we  beseech  Thee,  Almighty 
God,  by  the  daily  visitation  of  Thy  grace  ;  that  when 
Thy  Son,  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  shall  come,  He  may  find 
us  fit  for  His  appearing,  and  ready  to  meet  Him  without 
spot,  in  the  company  of  all  His  saints:  who  liveth  and 
^eigneth  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  ever  one  God, 
world  without  end.     Amen. 


©Ijirij  §M&ai  in  ^Ubnt 


The  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  xi.  2-10. 

Now  when  John  had  heard  in  the  prison  the  works  of  Christ,  he 
Bent  two  of  his  disciples,  and  said  unto  him,  Art  thou  he  that  should 
come,  or  do  we  look  for  another  ?  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto 
them,  Go  and  show  John  again  those  things  which  ye  do  hear  and 
see  :  The  blind  receive  their  sight,  and  the  lame  walk,  the  lepers 
are  cleansed,  and  the  deaf  hear,  the  dead  are  raised  up,  and  the 
poor  have  the  gospel  preached  to  them.  And  blessed  is  he  whoso- 
ever shall  not  be  offended  in  me.  And  as  they  departed,  Jesus 
began  to  say  unto  the  multitudes  concerning  John,  What  went  ye 
out  into  the  wilderness  to  see  l  A  reed  shaken  with  the  wind  ?    But 


FOURTH     SUN  D  A  Y    IX     ADVENT.  37 

what  went  ye  out  for  to  sec?  A  man  clothed  in  soft  raiment?  lie- 
hold,  they  that  wear  soft  clothing  are  in  kings'  houses.  But  what 
went  ye  out  for  to  see?  A  prophet?  jca,  1  say  unto  you,  and  more 
than  a  prophet.  For  this  is  he  of  whom  it  is  written,  Behold,  I 
send  my  messenger  before  thy  face,  which  shall  prepare  thy  way 
before  thee. 

The  Epistle,  1  Cor.  iv.  1-5. 

Let  a  man  so  account  of  us,  as  of  the  ministers  of  Christ,  and 
stewards  of  the  mysteries  of  God.  Moreover  it  is  required  in  stew- 
ards, that  a  man  be  found  faithful.  But  with  me  it  is  a  very  small 
thing  that  I  should  be  judged  of  you,  or  of  man's  judgment :  yea, 
I  judge  not  mine  own  self.  For  I  know  nothing  by  myself;  yet 
am  I  not  hereby  justified  :  but  he  that  judgeth  me  is  the  Lord. 
Therefore  judge  nothing  before  the  time,  until  the  Lord  come,  who 
both  will  bring  to  light  the  hidden  things  of  darkness,  and  will 
make  manifest  the  counsels  of  the  hearts  :  and  then  shall  every  man 
have  praise  of  God. 

The  Collect.  m 

Incline,  0  Lord,  we  beseech  Thee,  Thine  car  to  our 
prayers,  and  visit  the  darkness  of  our  mind  with  the  Day- 
spring  from  on  high ;  that  at  the  second  coming  of  Thy 
Son  to  judge  the  world,  we  may  hasten  with  joy  to  meet 
Him,  who  livcth  and  reigncth  with  Thee  and  the  IIolyr 
Ghost,  ever  one  God,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


Jwtjr  g»Rfc&I   ill  gfclMttt 


The  Gospel,  St.  John  i.  19-34. 

And  this  is  the  record  of  John,  when  the  Jews  sent  priests  and 
Levites  from  Jerusalem  to  ask  him,  Who  art  thou?  And  he  con- 
fessed, and  denied  not;  but  confessed,  I  am  not  the  Christ.  And 
they  asked  him,  What  then?  Art  thou  Elias  ?  And  he  saith,  I 
am  not.  Art  thou  that  prophet?  And  he  answered,  Xo.  Then 
said  they  unto  him,  Who  art  thou?  that  we  may  give  an  answer  to 
them  that  sent  us.  What  sayest  thou  of  thyself?  He  said,  I  am 
the  voice  of  one  crying  in  the  wilderness,  Make  straight  the  way 
of  the  Lord,  as  said  the  prophet  Esaias.  And  they  which  were  sent 
4 


38        FOURTH  SUNDAY  IN  ADVENT. 

were  of  the  Pharisees.  And  they  asked  him,  and  said  unto  him, 
Why  baptizest  thou  then,  if  thou  be  not  that  Christ,  nor  Elias,  nei- 
ther that  prophet?  John  answered  them,  saying,  I  baptize  with 
water  :  but  there  standeth  one  among  you,  whom  ye  know  not.  He 
it  is,  who,  coming  after  me,  is  preferred  before  me,  whose  shoe's 
latchet  I  am  not  worthy  to  unloose.  These  things  were  done  in 
Bethabara,  beyond  Jordan,  where  John  was  baptizing.  The  next  day 
John  seeth  Jesus  coming  unto  him,  and  saith,  Behold  the  Lamb 
of  God,  which  taketh  away  the  sin  of  the  ■  world !  This  is  he  of 
whom  I  said,  After  me  cometh  a  man  which  is  preferred  before  me; 
for  he  was  before  me.  And  I  knew  him  not :  but  that  he  should  be 
made  manifest  to  Israel,  therefore  am  I  come  baptizing  with  water. 
And  John  bare  record,  saying,  I  saw  the  Spirit  descending  from 
heaven  like  a  dove,  and  it  abode  upon  him.  And  I  knew  him  not : 
but  he  that  sent  me  to  baptize  with  water,  the  same  said  unto  me, 
Upon  whom  thou  shalt  see  the  Spirit  descending,  and  remaining  on 
him,  the  same  is  he  which  baptizeth  with  the  Holy  Ghost.  And  I 
saw,  and  bare  record  that  this  is  the  Son  of  God. 


The  Epistle,  Phil.  iv.  4-7. 

Rejoice  in  the  Lord  always  :  and  again  I  say,  Rejoice.  Let  your 
moderation  be  known  unto  all  men.  The  Lord  is  at  hand.  Be 
careful  for  nothing ;  but  in  every  thing  by  prayer  and  supplication 
with  thanksgiving  let  your  requests  be  made  known  unto  God. 
And  the  peace  of  God,  which  passeth  all  understanding,  shall  keep 
your  hearts  and  minds  through  Christ  Jesus. 

The  Collect. 

Arise,  0  Lord,  we  beseech  Thee,  and  show  unto  us 
speedily  the  power  of  Thy  glorious  salvation ;  that  we, 
being  redeemed  from  our  sins,  and  delivered  out  of  the 
hands  of  our  enemies,  maybe  enabled  to  serve  Thee  with- 
out fear,  in  holiness  and  righteousness  before  Thee,  all  the 
days  of  our  life:  through  the  mediation  of  Thy  Son,  our 
Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ,  to  whom,  with  Thee  and 
the  Holy  Ghost,  be  honor  and  glory,  world  without  end. 
Amen. 


CHRISTMAS    DAY.  39 


<C|rristm;ts  $aj — |httilritj  at  0ur  Jifrt 


The  Gospel,  St.  John  i.  1-14. 

In  the  beginning  was  the  Word,  and  the  "Word  was  with  God, 
und  the  Word  was  God.  The  same  was  in  the  beginning  with  God. 
All  things  were  made  by  him ;  and  without  him  was  not  any  thing 
made  that  was  made.  In  him  was  life ;  and  the  life  was  the  light 
of  men.  And  the  light  shineth  in  darkness;  and  the  darkness  com- 
prehended it  not.  There  was  a  man  sent  from  God,  whose  name 
was  John.  The  same  came  for  a  witness,  to  bear  witness  of  the 
Light,  that  all  men  through  him  might  believe.  He  was  not  that 
Light,  but  was  sent  to  bear  witness  of  that  Light.  That  was  the 
true  Light,  which  lighteth  every  man  that  cometh  into  the  world. 
He  was  in  the  world,  and  the  world  was  made  by  him,  and  the  world 
knew  him  not.  He  came  unto  his  own,  and  his  own  received  him 
not.  But  as  many  as  received  him,  to  them  gave  he  power  to  be- 
come the  sons  of  God,  even  to  them  that  believe  on  his  name :  which 
were  born,  not  of  blood,  nor  of  the  will  of  the  flesh,  nor  of  the  will 
of  man,  but  of  God.  And  the  Word  was  made  flesh,  and  dwelt 
among  us,  and  we  beheld  his  glory,  the  glory  as  of  the  only  begotten 
of  the  Father,  full  of  grace  and  truth. 

Tue  Epistle,  Heh.  i.  1-12. 

God,  who  at  sundry  times  and  in  divers  manners  spake  in  time 
past  unto  the  fathers  by  the  prophets,  hath  in  these  last  days  spoken 
unto  us  by  his  Son,  whom  he  hath  appointed  heir  of  all  things,  by 
whom  also  he  made  the  worlds ;  who,  being  the  brightness  of  his 
glory  and  the  express  image  of  his  person,  and  upholdiug  all  things 
by  the  word  of  his  power,  when  he  had  by  himself  purged  our  sins, 
sat  down  on  the  right  hand  of  the  Majesty  on  high ;  being  made  so 
much  better  than  the  angels,  as  he  hath  by  inheritance  obtained  a 
more  excellent  name  than  they.  For  unto  which  of  the  angels  said 
he  at  any  time,  Thou  art  my  Son,  this  day  have  I  begotten  thee? 
And  again,  I  will  be  to  him  a  Father,  and  he  shall  be  to  me  a  Son? 
And  again,  when  he  bringeth  in  the  first-begotten  into  the  world, 
he  saith,  And  let  all  the  angels  of  God  worship  him.  And  of  the 
angels  he  saith,  Who  maketh  his  angels  spirits,  and  his  ministers  a 
flame  of  fire.     But  unto  the  Son  he  saith,  Thy  throne,  0  God,  is 


40  ST.    STEPHEN'S    DAY. 

for  ever  and  ever :  a  sceptre  of  righteousness  is  the  sceptre  of  thy 
kingdom.  Thou  hast  loved  righteousness,  and  hated  iniquity; 
therefore  Grod,  even  thy  God,  hath  anointed  thee  with  the  oil  of 
gladness  above  thy  fellows.  And,  Thou,  Lord,  in  the  beginning 
hast  laid  the  foundation  of  the  earth :  and  the  heavens  are  the 
works  of  thy  hands.  They  shall  perish,  but  thou  remainest :  and 
they  all  shall  wax  old  as  doth  a  garment ;  and  as  a  vesture  shalt 
thou  fold  them  up,  and  they  shall  be  changed :  but  thou  art  the 
same,  and  thy  years  shall  not  fail. 

The  Collect. 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  who  hast  given  us  Thy 
only  begotten  Son  to  take  our  nature  upon  Him,  and  as 
at  this  time  to  be  born  of  a  pure  virgin ;  grant  that  we, 
being  regenerate  and  made  Thy  children  by  adoption  and 
grace,  may  daily  be  renewed  by  Thy  Holy  Spirit  after  the 
ima^e  of  this  same  blessed  and  glorious  Christ :  who  liveth 
and  reigneth  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  ever  one 
God,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


St.  Shunt's  gag 


[The  Festival  of  St.  Stephen,  the  first  martyr,  is  celebrated  on  the  first  day 
after  Christmas,  to  symbolize  the  idea  that  the  terrestrial  birth  of  our  Sa- 
viour is  immediately  followed  by  the  death,  that  is,  the  celestial  birth,  of  His 
martyrs.] 


The  Gospel,  St.  Matt,  xxiii.  34-39. 

Wherefore,  behold,  I  send  unto  you  prophets,  and  wise  men,  and 
scribes :  and  some  of  them  ye  shall  kill  and  crucify ;  and  some  of 
them  shall  ye  scourge  in  your  synagogues,  and  persecute  them  from 
city  to  city  :  that  upon  you  may  come  all  the  righteous  blood  shed 
upon  the  earth,  from  the  blood  of  righteous  Abel  unto  the  blood  of 
Zacharias  son  of  Barachias,  whom  ye  slew  between  the  temple  and 
the  altar.  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  All  these  things  shall  come  upon 
this  generation.  0  Jerusalem,  Jerusalem,  thou  that  killest  the 
prophets,  and  stonest  them  which  are  sent  unto  thee,  how  often 
would  I  have  gathered  thy  children  together,  even  as  a  hen  gather- 


ST.   JOHN    THE    EVANGELIST'S   DAY.  41 

eth  her  chickens  under  her  wings,  and  ye  would  not!  Behold, 
your  house  is  left  unto  you  desolate.  For  I  say  unto  you,  Ye  shall 
not  see  me  henceforth,  till  ye  shall  say,  Blessed  is  he  that  conieth 
in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

The  Epistle,  Arts  vi.  8 ;  vii.  60. 

And  Stephen,  full  of  faith  and  power,  did  great  wonders  and  mi- 
racles among  the  people.  And  lie  kneeled  down,  and  cried  with  a 
loud  voice,  Lord,  lay  not  this  sin  to  their  charge.  And  when  he 
had  said  this,  he  fell  asleep. 

The  Collect. 

As  we  honor  on  this  day,  O  Lord  God,  the  memory  of 
Thy  blessed  martyr,  St.  Stephen;  grant  unto  us  grace,  we 
beseech  Thee,  to  follow  his  faith  and  charity ;  that  how- 
ever sorely  tried  by  the  contradiction  of  sinners,  we  may 
be  able,  like  him,  to  look  steadfastly  up  into  heaven,  and  to 
commend  even  our  enemies  to  the  pardoning  mercy  of 
our  only  Mediator  and  Advocate,  Jesus  Christ :  to  whom 
with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  honor  and  glory,  world 
without  end.     Amen. 


St.  !4n  t\t  Cfctiftlift'i  9*f. 

[The  Festival  of  St.  John  is  celebrated  on  the  second  day  after  Christmas, 
because  he  was  the  bosom  friend  of  Jesus,  and  has  most  fully  unfolded  the 
mystery  of  the  Word  made  flesh  for  our  salvation.] 


The  Gospel,  St.  John  xxi.  19-24. 

This  spake  he,  signifying  by  what  death  he  should  glorify  God. 

And  when  he  had  spoken  this,  he  saith  unto  him,  Follow  me.    Then 

Peter,  turning  about,  seeth  the  disciple  whom  Jesus  loved  following; 

which  also  leaned  on  his  breast  at  supper  and  said,  Lord,  which  is 

he  that  betrayeth  thee  ?     Peter  seeing  him   saith  to  Jesus,  Lord, 

and  what  shall  this  man  do?     Jesus  saith  unto  him,  If  I  will  that 

he  tarry  till  I  come,  what  is  that  to  thee  ?  follow  thou  me.    Then 

went  this  saying  abroad  among  the  brethren,  that  that  disciple 
4  * 


42  ST.  JOHN    THE    EVANGELIST    S    DAY. 

should  not  die  :  yet  Jesus  said  not  unto  him,  He  shall  not  die ;  but, 
If  I  will  that  he  tarry  till  I  come,  what  is  that  to  thee  ?  This  ia 
the  disciple  which  testifieth  of  these  things,  and  wrote  these  things  • 
and  we  know  that  his  testimony  is  true. 

The  Epistle,  1  John  i.  1-10. 

That  which  was  from  the  beginning,  which  we  have  heard,  which 
we  have  seen  with  our  eyes,  which  we  have  looked  upon,  and  our 
hands  have  handled,  of  the  Word  of  life ;  for  the  life  was  mani- 
fested, and  we  have  seen  it,  and  bear  witness,  and  show  unto  you 
that  eternal  life,  which  was  with  the  Father,  and  was  manifested 
unto  us;  that  which  we  have  seen  and  heard  declare  we  unto  you, 
that  ye  also  may  have  fellowship  with  us  :  and  truly  our  fellowship 
is  with  the  Father,  and  with  his  Son  Jesus  Christ.  And  these 
things  write  we  unto  you,  that  your  joy  may  be  full.  This  then  is 
the  message  which  we  have  heard  of  him,  and  declare  unto  you,  that 
God  is  light,  and  in  him  is  no  darkness  at  all.  If  we  say  that  we 
have  fellowship  with  him,  and  walk  in  darkness,  we  lie,  and  do  not 
the  truth :  but  if  we  walk  in  the  light,  as  he  is  in  the  light,  we 
have  fellowship  one  with  another,  and  the  blood  of  Jesus  Christ  his 
Son  cleanseth  us  from  all  sin.  If  we  say  that  we  have  no  sin,  we 
deceive  ourselves,  and  the  truth  is  not  in  us.  If  we  confess  our 
sins,  he  is  faithful  and  just  to  forgive  us  our  sins,  and  to  cleanse  us 
from  all  unrighteousness.  If  we  say  that  we  have  oot  sinned,  we 
make  him  a  liar,  and  his  word  is  not  in  us. 

The  Collect. 

Shine  graciously  upon  Thy  Church,  we  beseech  Thee, 
O  Lord;  that  being  enlightened  by  the  doctrine  and 
filled  with  the  mind  of  Thy  blessed  Apostle  and  Evange- 
list, Saint  John,  whom  Jesus  loved,  it  may  come  at  last 
into  Thy  beatific  presence  and  enjoy  the  rewards  of  ever- 
lasting life ;  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  who  liveth 
and  reigneth  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  ever  one 
God,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


THE    INNOCENTS'     DAY.  43 


[This  Festival,  in  memory  of  the  slaughtered  infants,  is  celebrated  on  tho 
third  day  after  Christmas.  Martyrdom  was  regarded  by  the  ancient  Church  as 
a  heavenly  birth.  Hence,  the  day  of  St.  Stephen,  martyr  both  in  will  and  in 
fact,  of  St.  John,  martyr  in  will,  though  not  in  fact,  and  of  the  Holy  Innocents, 
martyrs  in  fact,  though  not  in  will,  follow  immediately  after  Christmas.] 


The  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  ii.  13-18. 


And  when  they  were  departed,  behold,  the  angel  of  the  Lord  ap- 
peared to  Joseph  in  a  dream,  saying,  Arise,  and  take  the  young 
child  and  his  mother,  and  flee  into  Egypt,  and  be  thou  there  until 
I  bring  thee  word  :  for  Herod  will  seek  the  young  child  to  destroy 
him.  When  he  arose,  he  took  the  young  child  and  his  mother  by 
night,  and  departed  into  Egypt;  and  was  there  until  the  death  of 
Herod :  that  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  of  the  Lord  by 
the  prophet,  saying,  Out  of  Egypt  have  I  called  my  son.  Then 
Herod,  when  he  saw  that  he  was  mocked  of  the  wise  men,  was  ex- 
ceeding wroth,  and  sent  forth,  and  slew  all  the  children  that  were  in 
Bethlehem,  and  in  all  the  coasts  thereof,  from  two  years  old  and 
under,  according  to  the  time  which  he  had  diligently  inquired  of  the 
wise  men.  Then  was  fulfilled  that  which  was  spoken  by  Jeremy 
the  prophet,  saying,  In  Rama  was  there  a  voice  heard,  lamentation, 
and  weeping,  and  great  mourning,  Rachel  weeping  for  her  children; 
and  would  not  be  comforted,  because  they  are  not. 

The  Epistle,  Rev.  xiv.  1-5. 

And  I  looked,  and,  lo,  a  Lamb  stood  on  the  mount  Zion,  and  with 
him  a  hundred  forty  and  four  thousand,  having  his  Father's  name 
written  in  their  foreheads.  And  I  heard  a  voice  from  heaven,  as 
the  voice  of  many  waters,  and  as  the  voice  of  a  great  thunder  :  and 
I  heard  the  voice  of  harpers  harping  with  their  harps :  and  they 
sung  as  it  were  a  new  song  before  the  throne,  and  before  the  four 
beasts,  and  the  elders  :  and  no  man  could  learn  that  song  but  the 
hundred  and  forty  and  four  thousand,  which  were  redeemed  from 
the  earth.  These  are  they  which  were  not  defiled  with  women ;  for 
they  are  virgins.  These  are  they  which  follow  the  Lamb  whither- 
soever he  goeth.  These  were  redeemed  from  among  men,  being  the 
firstfruits  unto  God  and  to  the  Lamb.  And  in  their  mouth  was 
found  no  guile  :  for  they  are  without  fault  before  the  throne  of  God. 


44  SUNDAY    AFTER    CHRISTMAS. 

The  Collect. 

0  God,  who  out  of  the  mouths  of  babes  and  sucklings 
hast  ordained  strength,  and  whose  praise  the  slaughtered 
infants  of  Bethlehem  proclaimed,  not  by  speaking,  but  by 
dying ;  mortify  and  kill  in  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  all  evil 
propensities  and  wrong  desires,  and  so  strengthen  us  by 
Thy  grace,  that  the  same  holy  faith,  which  we  own  with 
our  tongues,  we  may  confess  also  by  the  innocency  of  our 
lives :  to  the  glory  of  Thy  great  name,  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


Sunijan  lit tt  Cfcrisimis. 


The  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  i.  18-25. 

Now  the  birth  of  Jesus  Christ  was  on  this  wise :  When  as  his 
mother  Mary  was  espoused  to  Joseph,  before  they  came  together, 
she  was  found  with  child  of  the  Holy  Ghost.  Then  Joseph  her  hus- 
band, being  a  just  man,  and  not  willing  to  make  her  a  public  ex- 
ample, was  minded  to  put  her  away  privily.  But  while  he  thought 
on  these  things,  behold,  the  angel  of  the  Lord  appeared  unto  him  in 
a  dream,  saying,  Joseph,  thou  son  of  David,  fear  not  to  take  unto 
thee  Mary  thy  wife :  for  that  which  is  conceived  in  her  is  of  the 
Holy  Ghost.  And  she  shall  bring  forth  a  son,  and  thou  shalt  call 
his  name  Jesus  :  for  he  shall  save  his  people  from  their  sins.  Now 
all  this  was  done,  that  it  might  be  fulfilled  which  was  spoken  of  the 
Lord  by  the  prophet,  saying,  Behold,  a  virgin  shall  be  with  child, 
and  shall  bring  forth  a  son,  and  they  shall  call  his  name  Emmanuel, 
which  being  interpreted,  is,  God  with  us.  Then  Joseph  being 
raised  from  sleep  did  as  the  angel  of  the  Lord  had  bidden  him,  and 
took  unto  him  his  wife :  and  knew  her  not  till  she  had  brought 
fo  'th  her  first  born  son  :  and  he  called  his  name  Jesus. 

The  Epistle,  Gal.  iv.  1-7. 

Now  I  say,  That  the  heir,  as  long  as  he  is  a  child,  differeth  no- 
thing from  a  servant,  though  he  be  lord  of  all ;  but  is  under  tutors 
and  governors  until  the  time  appointed  of  the  father.  Even  so  we, 
when  we  were  children,  were  in  bondage  under  the  elements  of  the 


CIRCUMCISION    OF   CHRIST — NEW   YEAll'S    DAY.     45 

world  :  but  when  the  fulness  of  the  time  was  come,  God  sent  forth 
his  Son,  made  of  a  woman,  made  under  the  law,  to  redeem  them 
that  were  under  the  law,  that  we  might  receive  the  adoption  of  sons. 
And  because  ye  are  sons,  God  hath  sent  forth  the  Spirit  of  his  Son 
into  your  hearts,  crying,  Abba,  Father.  Wherefore  thou  art  no 
more  a  servant,  but  a  son ;  and  if  a  son,  then  an  heir  of  God  through 
Christ. 

The  Collect. 

Most  merciful  God,  who  hast  so  loved  the  world  as  to 
give  Thine  only  begotten  Son,  that  whosoever  believeth  in 
Him  should  not  perish,  but  have  everlasting  life;  vouch- 
safe unto  us,  we  humbly  pray  Thee,  the  precious  gift  of 
faith,  whereby  we  may  know  that  the  Son  of  God  is  come, 
and  being  always  rooted  and  grounded  in  the  mystery  of 
the  Word  made  flesh,  may  have  power  to  overcome  the 
world,  and  gain  the  blessed  immortality  of  heaven : 
through  the  merits  of  this  same  incarnate  Christ,  who 
liveth  and  reigneth  with  Thee,  in  the  unity  of  the  Holy 
Ghost,  ever  one  God,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


%\t  (binuwrisiflit  at  Christ — |hh  |*n's  gag, 


The  Gospel,  St.Luheii.  15-21. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  as  the  angels  were  gone  away  from  them 
into  heaven,  the  shepherds  said  one  to  another,  Let  us  now  go  even 
unto  Bethlehem,  and  sec  this  thing  which  is  come  to  pass,  which 
the  Lord  hath  made  known  unto  us.  And  they  came  with  haste, 
and  found  Mary  and  Joseph,  and  the  babe  hying  in  a  manger.  And 
when  they  had  seen  it,  they  made  known  abroad  the  saying  which 
was  told  them  concerning  this  child.  And  all  they  that  heard  it 
wondered  at  those  things  which  were  told  them  by  the  shepherds. 
But  Mary  kept  all  t\\c»e  things,  and  pondered  them  in  her  heart. 
And  the  shepherds  returned,  glorifying  and  praising  God  for  all  the 
things  that  they  had  hoard  and  seen,  as  it  was  told  unto  them.  And 
when  eight  days  were  accomplished  for  the  circumcising  of  the 
child,  his  name  was  called  Jesus,  which  was  so  named  of  the  angel 
before  he  was  conceived  in  the  womb. 


46  THE    EPIPHANY. 

The  Epistle,  Col  ii.  8-17. 

Beware  lest  any  man  spoil  you  through  philosophy  and  vain  de- 
ceit, after  the  tradition  of  men,  after  the  rudiments  of  the  world, 
and  not  after  Christ.  For  in  him  dwelleth  all  the  fulness  of  the 
Godhead  bodily.  And  ye  are  complete  in  him,  which  is  the  head 
of  all  principality  and  power :  in  whom  also  ye  are  circumcised 
with  the  circumcision  made  without  hands,  in  putting  off  the  body 
of  the  sins  of  the  flesh  by  the  circumcision  of  Christ :  buried  with 
him  in  baptism,  wherein  also  ye  are  risen  with  him  through  the 
faith  of  the  operation  of  God,  who  hath  raised  him  from  the  dead. 
And  you,  being  dead  in  your  sins  and  the  uncircumcision  of  your 
flesh,  hath  he  quickened  together  with  him,  having  forgiven  you 
all  trespasses ;  blotting  out  the  handwriting  of  ordinances  that  was 
against  us,  which  was  contrary  to  us,  and  took  it  out  of  the  way, 
nailing  it  to  his  cross ;  and  having  spoiled  principalities  and  pow- 
ers, he  made  a  shew  of  them  openly,  triumphing  over  them  in  it. 
Let  no  man  therefore  judge  you  in  meat,  or  in  drink,  or  in  respect 
of  a  holy  day,  or  of  the  new  moon,  or  of  the  sabbath  days;  which 
are  a  shadow  of  things  to  come;  but  the  body  is  of  Christ. 

TnE  Collect. 
Almighty  and  most  merciful  God,  by  whose  will  Thy 
well-beloved  Son,  the  Saviour  of  the  world,  was  circum- 
cised in  His  spotless  flesh,  to  put  honor  on  the  law  which 
He  had  come  to  fulfil ;  grant  unto  us,  we  beseech  Thee, 
the  true  circumcision  of  the  spirit,  whereby  being  inwardly 
purged  from  all  worldly  and  carnal  lusts,  we  may  offer 
ourselves  unto  Thee  a  living  sacrifice,  holy  and  acceptable 
through  Jesus  Christ :  to  whom,  with  Thee  and  the  Holy 
Ghost,  be  honor  and  glory,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


%\t  $pi]j!o2. 


[The  Epiphany,  or  Manifestation  of  Christ  to  the  Gentiles,  is  celebrated 
on  the  sixth  day  of  January.] 


The  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  ii.  1-12. 

Now  when  Jesus  was  born  in  Bethlehem  of  Judea  in  the  days 
of  Herod  the  king,  behold,  there  came  wise  men  from  the  east  to 


THE    EPIPHANY.  47 

Jerusalem,  saying,  Where  is  lie  that  is  bom  King  of  the  Jews  ? 
for  we  have  seen  his  star  in  the  east,  and  are  come  to  worship  him. 
When  Herod  the  king  had  heard  these  things,  he  was  troubled,  and 
all  Jerusalem  with  him.  And  when  he  had  gathered  all  the  chief 
priests  and  scribes  of  the  people  together,  he  demanded  of  them 
where  Christ  should  be  born.  And  they  said  unto  him,  In  Bethle- 
hem of  Judea:  for  thus  it  is  written  by  the  prophet,  And  thou 
Bethlehem,  in  the  land  of  Juda,  art  not  the  least  among  the  princes 
of  Juda :  for  out  of  thee  shall  come  a  Governor,  that  shall  rule  my 
people  Israel.  Then  Herod,  when  he  had  privily  called  the  wise 
men,  inquired  of  them  diligently  what  time  the  star  appeared.  And 
he  sent  them  to  Bethlehem,  and  said,  Go  and  search  diligently  for 
the  young  child  ;  and  when  ye  have  found  him,  bring  me  word 
again,  that  I  may  come  and  worship  him  also.  When  they  had 
heard  the  king,  they  departed ;  and,  lo,  the  star,  which  they  saw  in 
the  east,  went  before  them,  till  it  came  and  stood  over  where  the  young 
child  was.  When  they  saw  the  star,  they  rejoiced  with  exceeding 
great  joy.  And  when  they  were  come  into  the  house,  they  saw  the 
young  child  with  Mary  his  mother,  and  fell  down,  and  worshipped 
him  :  and  when  they  had  opened  their  treasures,  they  presented 
unto  him  gifts;  gold,  and  frankincense,  and  myrrh.  And  being 
warned  of  God  in  a  dream  that  they  should  not  return  to  Herod, 
they  departed  into  their  own  country  another  way. 

The  Epistle,  Eph.  iii.  1-12. 

For  this  cause  I  Paul,  the  prisoner  of  Jesus  Christ  for  you  Gen- 
tiles, if  ye  have  heard  of  the  dispensation  of  the  grace  of  God 
which  is  given  me  to  you-ward  :  how  that  by  revelation  he  made 
known  unto  me  the  mystery;  as  I  wrote  afore  in  few  words; 
whereby,  when  ye  read,  ye  may  understand  my  knowledge  in  the 
mystery  of  Christ,  which  in  other  ages  was  not  made  known  unto 
the  sous  of  men,  as  it  is  now  revealed  unto  his  holy  apostles  and 
prophets  by  the  Spirit ;  that  the  Gentiles  should  be  fellow  heirs, 
and  of  the  same  body,  and  partakers  of  his  promise  in  Christ  by  the 
gospel :  whereof  I  was  made  a  minister,  according  to  the  gift  of  the 
grace  of  God  given  unto  me  by  the  effectual  working  of  his  power. 
Unto  me,  who  am  less  than  the  least  of  all  saints,  is  this  grace  given, 
that  I  should  preach  among  the  Gentiles  the  unsearchable  riches  of 
Christ;  and  to  make  all  men  see  what  is  the  fellowship  of  the  mys- 
tery, which  from  the  beginning  of  the  world  hath  been  hid  in  God, 
who  created  all  things  by  Jesus  Christ :  to  the  intent  that  now  unto 


48  FIRST   SUNDAY   AFTER   THE   EPIPHANY. 

the  principalities  and  powers  in  heavenly  places  might  be  known,  by 
the  church,  the  manifold  wisdom  of  God,  according  to  the  eternal 
purpose  which  he  purposed  in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord  :  in  whom  we 
have  boldness  and  access  with  confidence  by  the  faith  of  him. 

The  Collect. 

0  God,  who  by  the  leading  of  a  star  didst  manifest  Thy 
only-begotten  Son  to  the  Gentiles ;  mercifully  grant  that 
we  who  have  now  come  to  know  Thee  here  by  faith,  may- 
be conducted  to  the  full  vision  of  Thy  glory  hereafter  in 
heaven :  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  who  liveth  and 
reigueth  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  ever  one  God, 
woiid  without  end.     Amen. 


first  Solus  uittx  U)t  (gjtjftans. 

The  Gospel,  St.  Luke  ii.  41-52. 

Now  his  parents  went  to  Jerusalem  every  year  at  the  feast  of  the 
passover.  And  when  he  was  twelve  years  old,  they  went  up  to 
Jerusalem  after  the  custom  of  the  feast.  And  when  they  had  ful- 
filled the  days,  as  they  returned,  the  child  Jesus  tarried  behind  in 
Jerusalem  j  and  Joseph  and  his  mother  knew  not  of  it.  But  they, 
supposing  him  to  have  been  in  the  company,  went  a  day's  journey; 
and  they  sought  him  among  their  kinsfolk  and  acquaintance.  And 
when  they  found  him  not,  they  turned  back  again  to  Jerusalem, 
seekino-  him.  And  it  came  to  pass,  that  after  three  days  they  found 
him  in  the  temple,  sitting  in  the  midst  of  the  doctors,  both  hearing 
them,  and  asking  them  questions.  And  all  that  heard  him  were 
astonished  at  his  understanding  and  answers.  And  when  they  saw 
him,  they  were  amazed  :  and  his  mother  said  unto  him,  Son,  why  hast 
thou  thus  dealt  with  us  ?  behold,  thy  father  and  I  have  sought  thee 
sorrowing.  And  he  said  unto  them,  How  is  it  that  ye  sought  me  ? 
wist  ye  not  that  I  must  be  about  my  Father's  business  ?  And  they 
understood  not  the  saying  which  he  spake  unto  them.  And  he  went 
down  with  them,  and  came  to  Nazareth,  and  was  subject  unto  them  : 
but  his  mother  kept  all  these  sayings  in  her  heart.  And  Jesus  in- 
creased in  wisdom  and  stature,  and  in  favour  with  God  and  man. 


SECOND    SUNDAY    AFTER   THE    EPIPHANY.  49 

The  Epistle,  Rom.  xii.  1-5. 

I  beseech  you  therefore,  brethren,  by  the  mercies  of  God,  that  ye 
present  your  bodies  a  living  sacrifice,  holy,  acceptable  unto  God, 
which  is  your  reasonable  service.  And  be  not  conformed  to  this 
world  :  but  be  ye  transformed  by  the  renewing  of  your  mind,  that 
ye  may  prove  what  is  that  good,  and  acceptable,  and  perfect  will  of 
God.  For  I  say,  through  the  grace  given  unto  me,  to  every  man 
that  is  among  you,  not  to  think  of  himself  more  highly  than  he 
ought  to  think;  but  to  think  soberly,  according  as  God  hath  dealt 
to  every  man  the  measure  of  faith.  For  as  we  have  many  members 
in  one  body,  and  all  members  have  not  the  same  office  :  so  we, 
being  many,  arc  one  body  in  Christ,  and  every  one  members  one  of 
another. 

The  Collect. 

Receive,  O  Lord,  with  com  passionate  kindness,  tho 
prayers  of  Thy  suppliant  people,  and  "bestow  upon  them 
plenteously  the  aids  of  Thy  heavenly  grace ;  that  they 
may  both  know  what  things  they  ought  to  do,  and  be 
strong  also  to  do  what  they  know :  through  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord,  who  liveth  and  reigneth  with  Thee  and  the 
Holy  Ghost,  ever  one  God,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


Su0ttb  Suniais  aftu  i\i  tf|i||r«j 


The  Gospel,  St.  John  ii.  1—11. 

And  the  third  day  there  was  a  marriage  in  Cana  of  Galilee;  and 
the  mother  of  Jesus  was  there  :  and  both  Jesus  was  called,  and  his 
disciples,  to  the  marriage.  And  when  they  wanted  wine,  the  mo- 
ther of  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  They  have  no  wine.  Jesus  saith  unto 
her,  Woman,  what  have  I  to  do  with  thee  ?  mine  hour  is  not  yet 
come.  His  mother  saith  unto  the  servants,  "Whatsoever  he  saith 
unto  you,  do  it.  And  there  were  set  there  six  waterpots  of  stone, 
after  the  manner  of  the  purifying  of  the  Jews,  containing  two  or 
three  firkins  apiece.  Jesus  saith  unto  them,  Fill  the  waterpots 
with  water.  And  they  filled  them  up  to  the  brim.  And  he  saith 
unto  them,  Draw  out  now,  and  bear  unto  the  governor  of  the  feast. 
And  they  bare  it.  When  the  ruler  of  the  feast  bad  tasted  the  water 
5  D 


50        SECOND    SUNDAY   AFTER   THE   EPIPHANY. 

that  was  made  wine,  and  knew  not  whence  it  was,  (but  the  servants 
which  drew  the  water  knew,)  the  governor  of  the  feast  called  the 
bridegroom,  and  saith  unto  him,  Every  man  at  the  beginning  doth 
set  forth  good  wine;  and  when  men  have  well  drunk,  then  that 
which  is  worse :  but  thou  hast  kept  the  good  wine  until  now.  This 
beginning  of  miracles  did  Jesus  in  Cana  of  Galilee,  and  manifested 
forth  his  glory ;  and  his  disciples  believed  on  him. 


The  Epistle,  Rom  xii.  6-16. 

Having  then  gifts  differing  according  to  the  grace  that  is  given 
to  us,  whether  prophecy,  let  us  prophesy  according  to  the  proportion 
of  faith ;  or  ministry,  let  us  wait  on  our  ministering :  or  he  that 
teacheth,  on  teaching ;  or  he  that  exhorteth,  on  exhortation :  he 
that  giveth,  let  him  do  it  with  simplicity  j  he  that  ruleth,  with  dili- 
gence; he  that  sheweth  mercy,  with  cheerfulness.  Let  love  be 
without  dissimulation.  Abhor  that  which  is  evil;  cleave  to  that 
which  is  good.  Be  kindly  affectioned  one  to  another  with  brotherly 
love ;  in  honour  preferring  one  another ;  not  slothful  in  business ; 
fervent  in  spirit ;  serving  the  Lord;  rejoicing  in  hope;  patient  in 
tribulation;  continuing  instant  in  prayer;  distributing  to  the  ne- 
cessity of  saints ;  given  to  hospitality.  Bless  them  which  persecute 
you :  bless,  and  curse  not.  Rejoice  with  them  that  do  rejoice,  and 
weep  with  them  that  weep.  Be  of  the  same  mind  one  toward  an- 
other. Mind  not  high  things,  but  condescend  to  men  of  low  estate. 
Be  not  wise  in  your  own  conceits. 


The  Collect. 

O  God,  the  Fountain  of  all  truth  and  grace,  who  hast 
called  us  out  of  darkness  into  marvellous  light  by  the 
glorious  gospel  of  Thy  Son  ;  grant  unto  us  power,  we  be- 
seech Thee,  to  walk  worthy  of  this  vocation,  with  all  low- 
liness and  meekness,  endeavoring  to  keep  the  unity  of 
the  spirit  in  the  bond  of  peace ;  that  we  may  have  our 
fruit  unto  holiness,  and  the  end  everlasting  life  :  through 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


THIRD    SUNDAY    AFTER   THE    EPIPHANY.       51 


©Ijirir  $tBk*i  after  t\t  6gift*«f. 

The  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  viii.  1-11. 

When  he  was  come  down  from  the  mountain,  great  multitudes 
followed  him.  And,  behold,  there  came  a  leper  and  worshipped 
him,  saying,  Lord,  if  thou  wilt,  thou  canst  make  me  clean.  And 
Jesus  put  forth  his  hand,  and  touched  him,  saying,  I  will ;  be  thou 
clean.  And  immediately  his  leprosy  was  cleansed.  And  Jesus  saith 
unto  him,  See  thou  tell  no  man ;  but  go  thy  way,  shew  thyself  to 
the  priest,  and  offer  the  gift  that  Moses  commanded,  for  a  testimony 
unto  them.  And  when  Jesus  was  entered  into  Capernaum,  there 
came  unto  him  a  centurion,  beseeching  him,  and  saying,  Lord,  my 
servant  lieth  at  home  sick  of  the  palsy,  grievously  tormented.  And 
Jesus  saith  unto  him,  I  will  come  and  heal  him.  The  centurion 
answered  and  said,  Lord,  I  am  not  worthy  that  thou  shouldest  come 
under  my  roof:  but  speak  the  word  only,  and  my  servant  shall  be 
healed  For  I  am  a  man  under  authority,  having  soldiers  under 
me :  and  I  say  to  this  man,  Go,  and  he  goeth ;  and  to  another, 
Come,  and  he  cometh ;  and  to  my  servant,  Do  this,  and  he  doeth 
it.  When  Jesus  heard  it,  he  marvelled,  and  said  to  them  that  fol- 
lowed, Verily  I  say  unto  you,  I  have  not  found  so  great  faith,  no, 
not  in  Israel.  And  I  say  unto  you,  That  many  shall  come  from  the 
east  and  west,  and  shall  sit  down  with  Abraham,  and  Isaac,  and  Ja- 
cob, in  the  kingdom  of  heaven. 

The  Epistle,  Rom.  xii.  17-21. 

Recompense  to  no  man  evil  for  evil.  Provide  things  honest  in 
the  sight  of  all  men.  If  it  be  possible,  as  much  as  lieth  in  you,  live 
peaceably  with  all  men.  Dearly  beloved,  avenge  not  yourselves ; 
but  rather  give  place  unto  wrath :  for  it  is  written,  Vengeance  is 
mine;  I  will  repay,  saith  the  Lord.  Therefore  if  thine  enemy 
hunger,  feed  him ;  if  he  thirst,  give  him  drink :  for  in  so  doing 
thou  shalt  heap  coals  of  fire  on  his  head.  Be  not  overcome  of  evil, 
but  overcome  evil  with  good. 

The  Collect. 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  look  mercifully,  we 
beseech  Thee,  upon  our  great  weakness  ;  and  in  the  midst 


52       FOURTH    SUNDAY    AFTER    THE    EPIPHANY. 

of  the  manifold  trials  and  dangers  which  beset  us  on  all 
sides,  stretch  forth  the  right  hand  of  Thy  majesty  for  our 
protection  and  help :  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Saviour, 
who  liveth  and  reign eth  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost, 
ever  one  God,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


The  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  viii.  23-27. 

And  when  he  was  entered  into  a  ship,  his  disciples  followed  him. 
And,  behold,  there  arose  a  great  tempest  in  the  sea,  insomuch  that 
the  ship  was  covered  with  the  waves  :  but  he  was  asleep.  ADd  his 
disciples  came  to  him,  and  awoke  him,  saying,  Lord,  save  us  :  we 
perish.  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Why  are  ye  fearful,  0  ye  of  little 
faith?  Then  he  arose,  and  rebuked  the  winds  and  the  sea;  and 
there  was  a  great  calm.  But  the  men  marvelled,  saying,  What 
manner  of  man  is  this,  that  even  the  winds  and  the  sea  obey  him  ? 

The  Epistle,  Rom.  xiii.  1-7. 

Let  every  soul  be  subject  unto  the  higher  powers.  For  there  is 
no  power  but  of  God :  the  powers  that  be  are  ordained  of  God. 
Whosoever  therefore  resisteth  the  power,  resisteth  the  ordinance  of 
God :  and  they  that  resist  shall  receive  to  themselves  damnation. 
For  rulers  are  not  a  terror  to  good  works,  but  to  the  evil.  Wilt  thou 
then  not  be  afraid  of  the.  power  1  do  that  which  is  good,  and  thou 
shalt  have  praise  of  the  same  :  for  he  is  the  minister  of  God  to  thee 
for  good.  But  if  thou  do  that  which  is  evil,  be  afraid  \  for  he  bear- 
eth  not  the  sword  in  vain  :  for  he  is  the  minister  of  God,  a  revenger 
to  execute  wrath  upon  him  that  doeth  evil.  Wherefore  ye  must 
needs  be  subject,  not  only  for  wrath,  but  also  for  conscience'  sake. 
For,  for  this  cause  pay  ye  tribute  also :  for  they  are  God's  minis- 
ters, attending  continually  upon  this  very  thing.  Render  therefore 
to  all  their  dues ;  tribute  to  whom  tribute  is  due  -,  custom  to  whom 
custom ;  fear  to  whom  fear ;  honour  to  whom  honour. 

The  Collect. 

O  God,  who  hast  founded  the  earth  upon  the  seas,  and 
established  it  upon  the  floods,  and  whose  word  is  forever 


FIFTH   SUNDAY  AFTER   THE   EPIPHANY.        53 

settled  in  heaven  ;  grant  unto  us  grace,  we  beseech  Thee, 
to  look  beyond  the  things  which  arc  seen  and  temporal 
to  the  things  which  are  not  seen  and  eternal;  that  walk- 
ing by  faith  more  than  by  sight,  we  may  not  be  unduly 
moved  by  any  occasions  in  this  world,  but  be  able  to  en- 
dure unto  the  end  in  the  way  of  life:  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord,  who  is  the  same  yesterday,  and  to-day, 
and  forever.     Amen. 


jfiftlj  Stfttfoas  nittx  tjfi  ^inpU^S* 

[The  number  of  Sundays  after  the  Epiphany  depends  upon  the  date  of 
Easter,  which  is  a  movable  Feast,  and  varies  from  one  to  six.] 


The  Gospel,  St  Matt.  xiii.  24-30. 

Another  parable  put  he  forth  unto  them,  saying,  The  kingdom 
of  heaven  is  likened  unto  a  man  which  sowed  good  seed  in  his  field : 
but  while  men  slept,  his  enemy  came  and  sowed  tares  among  the 
wheat,  and  went  his  way.  But  when  the  blade  was  sprung  up,  and 
brought  forth  fruit,  then  appeared  the  tares  also.  So  the  servants 
of  the  householder  came  and  said  unto  him,  Sir,  didst  not  thou  sow 
good  seed  in  thy  field  ?  from  whence  then  hath  it  tares  ?  He  said 
unto  them,  An  enemy  hath  done  this.  The  servants  said  unto  him, 
Wilt  thou  then  that  we  go  and  gather  them  up  ?  But  he  said,  Nay; 
lest  while  ye  gather  up  the  tares,  ye  root  up  also  the  wheat  with 
them.  Let  both  grow  together  until  the  harvest :  and  in  the  time 
of  harvest  I  will  say  to  the  reapers,  Gather  ye  together  first  the 
tares,  and  bind  them  in  bundles  to  burn  them  :  but  gather  the  wheat 
into  my  barn. 

The  Epistle,  Col.  iii.  12-17. 

Put  on  therefore,  as  the  elect  of  God,  holy  and  beloved,  bowels 
of  mercies,  kindness,  humbleness  of  mind,  meekness,  long-suffering; 
forbearing  one  another,  and  forgiving  one  another,  if  any  man  have 
a  quarrel  against  any :  even  as  Christ  forgave  you,  so  also  do  ye. 
And  above  all  these  things  put  on  charity,  which  is  the  bond  of  per- 
fectness.  And  let  the  peace  of  God  rule  in  your  hearts,  to  the 
which  also  ye  are  called  in  one  body;  and  be  ye  thankful.  Let  the 
word  of  Christ  dwell  in  you  richly  in  all  wisdom ;  teaching  and  ad- 
monishing one  another  in  psalms  and  hymns  and  spiritual  songs, 
singing  with  crace  in  your  hearts  to  the  Lord.     And  whatsoever  ye 


54         SIXTH    SUNDAY    AFTER   THE    EPIPHANY. 

do  in  word  or  deed,  do  all  in  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  giving 
thanks  to  God  and  the  Father  by  him. 

The  Collect. 

O  Lord,  we  beseech  Thee  to  keep  Thy  Church  and 
household  continually  in  Thy  true  religion  ;  that  they 
who  do  lean  only  upon  the  hope  of  Thy  heavenly  grace, 
may  evermore  he  defended  by  Thy  mighty  power:  through 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  who  liveth  and  reigneth  with  Thee 
and  the  Holy  Ghost,  ever  one  God,  world  without  end. 
Amen. 


The  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  xvii.  1-9. 


And  after  six  days  Jesus  taketh  Peter,  James,  and  John  his 
brother,  and  bringeth  them  up  into  a  high  mountain  apart,  and 
was  transfigured  before  them :  and  his  face  did  shine  as  the  sun,  and 
his  raiment  was  white  as  the  light.  And,  behold,  there  appeared 
unto  them  Moses  and  Elias,  talking  with  him.  Then  answered 
Peter,  and  said  unto  Jesus,  Lord,  it  is  good  for  us  to  be  here :  if 
thou  wilt,  let  us  make  here  three  tabernacles ;  one  for  thee,  and  one 
for  Moses,  and  one  for  Elias.  While  he  yet  spake,  behold,  a  bright 
cloud  overshadowed  them  :  and  behold  a  voice  out  of  the  cloud, 
which  said,  This  is  my  beloved  Son,  in  whom  I  am  well  pleased  \ 
hear  ye  him.  And  when  the  disciples  heard  it,  they  fell  on  their 
face,  and  were  sore  afraid.  And  Jesus  came  and  touched  them, 
and  said,  Arise,  and  be  not  afraid.  And  when  they  had  lifted  up 
their  eyes,  they  saw  no  man,  save  Jesus  only.  And  as  they  came 
down  from  the  mountain,  Jesus  charged  them,  saying,  Tell  the 
vision  to  no  man,  until  the  Son  of  man  be  risen  again  from  the 
dead. 

The  Epistle,  1  John  iii.  1-10. 

Behold,  what  manner  of  love  the  Father  hath  bestowed  upon  us, 
that  we  should  be  called  the  sons  of  God  :  therefore  the  world  know- 
eth  us  not,  because  it  knew  him  not.    Beloved,  now  are  we  the  sons 


THIRD    SUNDAY    BEFORE   LENT.  55 

of  God,  and  it  doth  not  yet  appear  what  we  shall  be  :  but  we  know 
that,  when  he  shall  appear,  we  shall  be  like  him ;  for  we  shall  seo 
him  as  he  is.  And  every  man  that  hath  this  hope  in  him,  purifieth 
himself,  even  as  he  is  pure.  Whosoever  committeth  sin  trans- 
gresseth  also  the  law  :  for  sin  is  the  transgression  of  the  law.  And 
ye  know  that  he  was  manifested  to  take  away  our  sins ;  and  in  him 
is  no  sin.  Whosoever  abideth  in  him  sinneth  not :  whosoever  sin- 
neth  hath  not  seen  him,  neither  known  him.  Little  children,  let 
no  man  deceive  you :  he  that  doeth  righteousness  is  righteous,  even 
as  he  is  righteous :  He  that  committeth  sin  is  of  the  devil ;  for 
the  devil  sinneth  from  the  beginning.  For  this  purpose  the  Son  of 
God  was  manifested,  that  he  might  destroy  the  works  of  the  devil. 
Whosoever  is  born  of  God  doth  not  commit  sin ;  for  his  seed  re- 
maineth  in  him  :  and  he  cannot  sin,  because  he  is  born  of  God.  In 
this  the  children  of  God  are  manifest,  and  the  children  of  the  devil : 
whosoever  doeth  not  righteousness  is  not  of  God,  neither  he  that 
loveth  not  his  brother. 

The  Collect. 

O  God,  whose  blessed  Son  was  manifested  that  He 
might  destroy  the  works  of  the  devil,  and  make  us  the 
sons  of  God,  and  heirs  of  eternal  life;  enable  us,  we  be- 
seech Thee,  having  this  hope,  to  purify  ourselves,  even  as 
He  is  pure ;  that  when  He  shall  appear  again  with  power 
and  great  glory,  we  may  be  made  like  unto  Him  in  His 
eternal  and  glorious  kingdom  :  where  He  liveth  and 
reigneth  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  ever  one  God, 
world  without  end.     Amen. 


•Sftiri  §M&at{  Wan  fntt— S*j)tagmma. 

The  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  xx.  1-16. 

For  the  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a  man  that  is  a  house- 
holder, which  went  out  early  in  the  morning  to  hire  labourers  into 
his  vineyard.  And  when  he  had  agreed  with  the  labourers  for  a 
penny  a  day,  he  sent  them  into  his  vineyard.  And  he  went  out 
about  the  third  hour,  and  saw  others  standing  idle  in  the  market- 
place, and  said  unto  them ;  Go  ye  also  into  the  vineyard,  and  what- 
soever is  right,  I  will  give  you.     And  they  went  their  way.     Again 


56  THIRD    SUNDAY   BEFORE   LENT. 

he  went  out  about  the  sixth  and  ninth  hour,  and  did  likewise.  And 
about  the  eleventh  hour  he  went  out,  and  found  others  standing 
idle,  and  saith  unto  them,  Why  stand  ye  here  all  the  day  idle  ? 
They  say  unto  him,  Because  no  man  hath  hired  us.  He  saith  unto 
them,  Go  ye  also  into  the  vineyard  j  and  whatsoever  is  right,  that 
shall  ye  receive.  So  when  even  was  come,  the  lord  of  the  vineyard 
saith  unto  his  steward,  Call  the  labourers,  and  give  them  their  hire, 
beginning  from  the  last  unto  the  first.  And  when  they  came  that 
were  hired  about  the  eleventh  hour,  they  received  every  man  a 
penny.  But  when  the  first  came,  they  supposed  that  they  should 
have  received  more ;  and  they  likewise  received  every  man  a  penny. 
And  when  they  had  received  it,  they  murmured  against  the  good 
man  of  the  house,  saying,  These  last  have  wrought  but  one  hour, 
and  thou  hast  made  them  equal  unto  us,  which  have  borne  the  bur- 
den and  heat  of  the  day.  But  he  answered  one  of  them,  and  said, 
Friend,  I  do  thee  no  wrong :  didst  not  thou  agree  with  me  for  a 
penny  ?  Take  that  thine  is,  and  go  thy  way :  I  will  give  unto  this 
last  even  as  unto  thee.  Is  it  not  lawful  for  me  to  do  what  I  will 
with  mine  own  ?  Is  thine  eye  evil  because  I  am  good  ?  So  the 
last  shall  be  first,  and  the  first  last :  for  many  be  called,  but  few 
chosen. 

The  Epistle,  1  Cor.  ix.  24  —  x.  5. 
Know  ye  not,  that  they  which  run  in  a  race,  run  all,  but  one  re- 
ceiveth  the  prize  ?  So  run,  that  ye  may  obtain.  And  every  man 
that  striveth  for  the  mastery  is  temperate  in  all  things.  Now  they 
do  it  to  obtain  a  corruptible  crown;  but  we  an  incorruptible.  I 
therefore  so  run,  not  as  uncertainly ;  so  fight  I,  not  as  one  that  beat- 
eth  the  air :  but  I  keep  under  my  body,  and  bring  it  into  subjection : 
lest  that  by  any  means  when  I  have  preached  to  others,  I  myself 
should  be  a  cast-away.  Moreover,  brethren,  I  would  not  that  ye 
should  be  ignorant  how  that  all  our  fathers  were  under  the  cloud, 
and  all  passed  through  the  sea;  and  were  all  baptized  unto  Moses 
in  the  cloud  and  in  the  sea ;  and  did  all  eat  the  same  spiritual  meat; 
and  did  all  drink  the  same  spiritual  drink :  (for  they  drank  of  that 
spiritual  Rock  that  followed  them  :  and  that  Rock  was  Christ.)  But 
with  many  of  them  God  was  not  well  pleased  :  for  they  were  over- 
thrown in  the  wilderness. 

The  Collect. 

0  Lord,  we  beseech  Thee  favourably  to  hear  the  pray- 
ers of  Thy  people ;  that  we  who  are  justly  punished  for 
our  offences,  may  be  mercifully  delivered  by  Thy  good- 


SECOND   SUNDAY    BEFORE   LENT.  57 

ness,  for  the  glory  of  Thy  name  :  through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Saviour,  who  livcth  and  reigneth  with  Thee  and  the  Holy 
Ghost,  ever  one  God,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


9tt*ftl  Stttksj  bH0n  lent— Sn'agmnu. 

The  GosrEL,  St.  Luhc  viii.  4-15. 
And  when  much  people  were  gathered  together,  and  were  come 
to  him  out  of  every  city,  he  spake  by  a  parable  :  A  sower  went  out 
to  sow  his  seed  :  and  as  he  sowed,  some  fell  by  the  wTayside ;  and  it 
was  trodden  down,  and  the  fowls  of  the  air  devoured  it.  And  some 
fell  upon  a  rock ;  and  as  soon  as  it  was  sprung  up,  it  withered  away, 
because  it  lacked  moisture.  And  some  fell  among  thorns ;  and  the 
thorns  sprang  up  with  it,  and  choked  it.  And  other  fell  on  good 
ground,  and  sprang  up,  and  bare  fruit  an  hundredfold.  And  when 
he  had  said  these  things,  he  cried,  He  that  hath  ears  to  hear,  let 
him  hear.  And  his  disciples  asked  him,  saying,  What  might  this 
parable  be  ?  And  he  said,  Unto  you  it  is  given  to  know  the  myste- 
ries of  the  kingdom  of  God  :  but  to  others  in  parables ;  that  seeing 
they  might  not  see,  and  hearing  they  might  not  understand.  Now 
the  parable  is  this  :  The  seed  is  the  word  of  God.  Those  by  the 
wayside  are  they  that  hear;  then  cometh  the  devil,  and  taketh  away 
the  word  out  of  their  hearts,  lest  they  should  believe  and  be  saved. 
They  on  the  rock  are  they,  which,  when  they  hear,  receive  the  word 
with  joy ;  and  these  have  no  root,  which  for  a  while  believe,  and 
in  time  of  temptation  fall  away.  And  that  which  fell  among  thorns 
arc  they,  which,  when  they  have  heard,  go  forth,  and  are  choked  with 
cares  and  riches  and  pleasures  of  this  life,  and  bring  no  fruit  to  per- 
fection. But  that  on  the  good  ground  are  they,  which  in  an  honest 
and  good  heart,  having  heard  the  word,  keep  it,  and  bring  forth  fruit 
with  patience. 

The  EriSTLE,  2  Cor.  xi.  19 — xii.  9. 

For  ye  suffer  fools  gladly,  seeing  ye  yourselves  are  wise.  For  ye 
suffer,  if  a  man  bring  you  into  bondage,  if  a  man  devour  you,  if  a 
man  take  of  you,  if  a  man  exalt  himself,  if  a  man  smite  you  on  the 
face.  I  speak  as  concerning  reproach,  as  though  we  had  been  weak. 
Howbeit,  whereinsoever  any  is  bold,  (I  speak  foolishly)  I  am  bold 
also.  Are  they  Hebrews '!  so  am  I.  Are  they  Israelites  ?  so  am  I. 
Arc  they  the  seed  of  Abraham  ?  so  am  I.     Are  they  ministers  of 


58  SECOND    SUNDAY    BEFORE    LENT. 

Christ?  (I  speak  as  a  fool)  I  am  more;  in  labours  more  abun- 
dant, in  stripes  above  measure,  in  prisons  more  frequent,  in  deaths 
oft.  Of  the  Jews  five  times  received  I  forty  stripes  save  one.  Thrice 
was  I  beaten  with  rods,  once  was  I  stoned,  thrice  I  suffered  ship- 
wreck, a  night  and  a  day  I  have  been  in  the  deep;  in  joumeyings 
often,  in  perils  of  waters,  in  perils  of  robbers,  in  perils  by  mine  own 
countrymen,  in  perils  by  the  heathen,  in  perils  in  the  city,  in  perils 
in  the  wilderness,  in  perils  in  the  sea,  in  perils  among  false  breth- 
ren ;  in  weariness  and  painfulness,  in  watchings  often,  in  hunger 
and  thirst,  in  fastings  often,  in  cold  and  nakedness.  Besides  those 
things  that  are  without,  that  which  cometh  upon  me  daily,  the  care 
of  all  the  churches.  Who  is  weak,  and  I  am  not  weak  ?  who  is 
offended,  and  I  burn  not  ?  If  I  must  needs  glory,  I  will  glory  of 
the  things  which  concern  mine  infirmities.  The  God  and  Father 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  which  is  blessed  for  evermore,  knoweth 
that  I  lie  not.  In  Damascus  the  governor  under  Aretas  the  king 
kept  the  city  of  the  Damascenes  with  a  garrison,  desirous  to  appre- 
hend me ;  and  through  a  window  in  a  basket  was  I  let  down  by  the 
wall,  and  escaped  his  hands.  It  is  not  expedient  for  me  doubtless 
to  glory.  I  will  come  to  visions  and  revelations  of  the  Lord.  I  knew 
a  man  in  Christ  above  fourteen  years  ago,  (whether  in  the  body,  I 
cannot  tell ;  or  whether  out  of  the  body,  I  cannot  tell :  God  know- 
eth ;)  such  im  one  caught  up  to  the  third  heaven.  And  I  knew  such 
a  man,  (whether  in  the  body,  or  out  of  the  body,  I  cannot  tell  :  God 
knoweth ;)  how  that  he  was  caught  up  into  paradise,  and  heard  un- 
speakable words,  which  it  is  not  lawful  for  a  man  to  utter.  Of  such 
an  one  will  I  glory  :  yet  of  myself  I  will  not  glory,  but  in  mine  infir- 
mities. For  though  I  would  desire  to  glory,  I  shall  not  be  a  fool ; 
for  I  will  say  the  truth  :  but  now  I  forbear,  lest  any  man  should 
think  of  me  above  that  which  he  seeth  me  to  be,  or  that  he  heareth 
of  me.  And  lest  I  should  be  exalted  above  measure  through  the 
abundance  of  the  revelations,  there  was  given  to  me  a  thorn  in  the 
flesh,  the  messenger  of  Satan  to  buffet  me,  lest  I  should  be  exalted 
above  measure.  For  this  thing  I  besought  the  Lord  thrice,  that  it 
might  depart  from  me.  And  he  said  unto  me,  My  grace  is  suffi- 
cient for  thee  :  for  my  strength  is  made  perfect  in  weakness.  Most 
gladly  therefore  will  I  rather  glory  in  mine  infirmities,  that  the 
power  of  Christ  may  rest  upon  me. 

The  Collect. 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  the  Creator  of  the  ends 
of  the  earth,  who  givest  power  to  the  faint,  and  strength 


SUNDAY    BEFORE   LENT.  59 

to  them  that  have  no  might ;  look  mercifully,  we  beseech 
Thee,  on  our  low  estate,  and  cause  Thy  grace  to  triumph, 
in  our  weakness  ;  that  we  may  arise  and  follow  in  the 
way  of  righteousness  those  who  by  their  faith  and  patience 
already  inherit  the  promises:  through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord.     Amen. 


Sttntaq  Matt  f  mi — ^rapapshM,  at  fltomijji. 

The  Gospel,  St.  Luke  xviii.  31-43. 

Then  he  took  unto  him  the  twelve,  and  said  unto  them,  Behold, 
we  go  up  to  Jerusalem,  and  all  things  that  are  written  by  the  pro- 
phets concerning  the  Son  of  man  shall  be  accomplished.  For  he 
shall  be  delivered  unto  the  Gentiles,  and  shall  be  mocked,  and  spite- 
fully entreated,  and  spitted  on  :  and  they  shall  scourge  him,  and 
put  him  to  death ;  and  the  third  day  he  shall  rise  again.  And  they 
understood  none  of  these  things  :  and  this  saying  was  hid  from  them, 
neither  knew  they  the  things  which  were  spoken.  And  it  came  to 
pass,  that  as  he  was  come  nigh  unto  Jericho,  a  certain  blind  man 
sat  by  the  wayside,  begging :  and  hearing  the  multitude  pass  by, 
he  asked  what  it  meant.  And  they  told  him,  that  Jesus  of  Nazareth 
passeth  by.  And  he  cried,  saying,  Jesus,  thou  Son  of  David,  have 
mercy  on  me.  And  they  which  went  before  rebuked  him,  that  he 
should  hold  his  peace  :  but  he  cried  so  much  the  more,  Thou  Son 
of  David,  have  mercy  on  me.  And  Jesus  stood,  and  commanded 
him  to  be  brought  unto  him  :  and  when  he  was  come  near,  he  asked 
him,  saying,  What  wilt  thou  that  I  shall  do  unto  thee  ?  And  he 
said,  Lord,  that  I  may  receive  my  sight.  And  Jesus  said  unto  him, 
Receive  thy  sight :  thy  faith  hath  saved  thee.  And  immediately  he 
received  his  sight,  and  followed  him,  glorifying  God  :  and  all  the 
people,  when  they  saw  it,  gave  praise  unto  God. 

The  Epistle,  ICor.  xiii.  1-13. 

Though  I  speak  with  the  tongues  of  men  and  of  angels,  and  have 
not  charity,  I  am  become  as  sounding  brass,  or  a  tinkling  cymbal. 
And  though  I  have  the  gift  of  prophecy,  and  understand  all  myste- 
ries, and  all  knowledge ;  and  though  I  have  all  faith,  so  that  I  could 
remove  mountains,  and  have  not  charity,  I  am  nothing.  And  though 
I  bestow  all  my  goods  to  feed  the  poor,  and  though  I  give  my  body 


60        FIRST   DAY  IN   LENT  —  ASH-WEDNESDAY. 

to  be  burned,  and  have  not  charity,  it  profiteth  me  nothing.  Charity 
suffereth  long,  and  is  kind  j  charity  envieth  not ;  charity  vaunteth 
not  itself,  is  not  puffed  up,  doth  not  behave  itself  unseemly,  seek- 
eth  not  her  own,  is  not  easily  provoked,  thinketh  no  evil;  rejoiceth 
not  in  iniquity,  but  rejoiceth  in  the  truth ;  beareth  all  things,  be- 
lieveth  all  things,  hopeth  all  things,  endureth  all  things.  Charity 
never  faileth :  but  whether  there  be  prophecies,  they  shall  fail ; 
whether  there  be  tongues,  they  shall  cease ;  whether  there  be  know- 
ledge, it  shall  vanish  away.  For  we  know  in  part,  and  we  prophesy 
in  part.  But  when  that  which  is  perfect  is  come,  then  that  which 
is  in  part  shall  be  done  away.  When  I  was  a  child,  I  spake  as  a 
child,  I  understood  as  a  child,  I  thought  as  a  child :  but  when  I 
became  a  man,  I  put  away  childish  things.  For  now  we  see  through 
a  glass,  darkly ;  but  then  face  to  face :  now  I  know  in  part ;  but 
then  shall  I  know  even  as  also  I  am  known.  And  now  abideth 
faith,  hope,  charity,  these  three ;  but  the  greatest  of  these  is  charity. 

The  Collect. 

0  Lord,  who  hast  taught  us  that  all  our  doings  with- 
out charity  are  nothing  worth  ;  send  Thy  Holy  Ghost, 
and  pour  into  our  hearts  that  most  excellent  gift  of  cha- 
rity, the  very  bond  of  perfectness,  and  of  all  virtues  ;  with- 
out which,  whosoever  liveth  is  counted  dead  before  Thee. 
Grant  this  for  Thine  only  Son  Jesus  Christ's  sake.  Amen. 


Jirst  gag  in  Sent— ^sfc-aSUinuskj. 


The  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  vi.  16-21. 

Moreover  when  ye  fast,  be  not,  as  the  hypocrites,  of  a  sad  coun- 
tenance :  for  they  disfigure  their  faces,  that  they  may  appear  unto 
men  to  fast.  Verily  I  say  unto  you,  they  have  their  reward.  But 
thou,  when  thou  fastest,  anoint  thine  head,  and  wash  thy  face ;  that 
thou  appear  not  unto  men  to  fast,  but  unto  thy  Father  which  is  in 
secret:  and  thy  Father  which  seeth  in  secret  shall  reward  thee 
openly.  Lay  not  up  for  yourselves  treasures  upon  earth,  where 
moth  and  rust  doth  corrupt,  and  where  thieves  break  through  and 
steal :  but  lay  up  for  yourselves  treasures  in  heaven,  where  neither 


FIRST     SUNDAY     IN     LENT.  61 

moth  nor  rust  doth  corrupt,  and  where  thieves  do  not  break  through 
nor  steal,  for  where  your  treasure  is,  there  will  your  heart  be  also. 

The  Epistle,  Joel  ii.  12-18. 

Therefore  also  now,  saith  the  Lord,  turn  ye  even  to  me  with  all  your 
heart,  and  with  fasting,  and  with  weeping,  and  with  mourning :  and 
rend  your  heart,  and  not  your  garments,  and  turn  unto  the  Lord  your 
God  :  for  he  is  gracious  and  merciful,  slow  to  anger,  and  of  great  kind- 
ness, and  repenteth  him  of  the  evil.  Who  knoweth  if  he  will  return 
and  repent,  and  leave  a  blessing  behind  him ;  even  a  meat  offering 
and  a  drink  offering  unto  the  Lord  your  God  ?  Blow  the  trumpet  in 
Zion,  sanctify  a  fast,  call  a  solemn  assembly :  gather  the  people, 
sanctify  the  congregation,  assemble  the  elders,  gather  the  children, 
and  those  that  suck  the  breasts :  let  the  bridegroom  go  forth  of  his 
chamber,  and  the  bride  out  of  her  closet.  Let  the  priests,  the  min- 
isters of  the  Lord,  weep  between  the  porch  and  the  altar,  and  let 
them  say,  Spare  thy  people,  O  Lord,  and  give  not  thine  heritage  to 
reproach,  that  the  heathen  should  rule  over  them  :  wherefore  should 
they  say  among  the  people,  Where  is  their  God  ?  Then  will  the 
Lord  be  jealous  for  his  land,  and  pity  his  people. 

The  Collect. 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  who  hatest  nothing 
that  Thou  hast  made,  and  dost  forgive  the  sins  of  all  those 
who  are  penitent ;  create  and  make  in  us  new  and  con- 
trite hearts,  that  we,  worthily  lamenting  our  sins  and 
acknowledging  our  wretchedness,  may  obtain  of  Thee, 
the  God  of  all  mercy,  perfect  remission  and  forgiveness: 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


first  Santas  *«  3**1 — Inhabit 


The  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  iv.  1-11. 

Then  was  Jesus  led  up  of  the  Spirit  into  the  wilderness  to  be 
tempted  of  the  devil.  And  when  he  had  fasted  forty  days  and  forty 
nights,  he  was  afterward  ahungered.  And  when  the  tempter 
came  to  him,  he  said,  If  thou  be  the  Son  of  God,  command  that 
these  stones  be  made  bread.  But  he  answered  and  said,  It  is  writ- 
6 


62  FIRST   SUNDAY   IN   LENT. 

ten,  Man  shall  not  live  by  bread  alone,  but  by  every  word  that  pro- 
ceedeth  out  of  the  mouth  of  God.  Then  the  devil  taketh  him  up 
into  the  holy  city,  and  setteth  him  on  a  pinnacle  of  the  temple, 
and  saith  unto  him,  If  thou  be  the  Son  of  God,  cast  thyself  down  : 
for  it  is  written,  He  shall  give  his  angels  charge  concerning  thee  : 
and  in  their  hands  they  shall  bear  thee  up,  lest  at  any  time  thou 
dash  thy  foot  against  a  stone.  Jesus  said  unto  him,  It  is  written 
again,  Thou  shalt  not  tempt  the  Lord  thy  God.  Again,  the  devil 
taketh  him  up  into  an  exceeding  high  mountain,  and  sheweth  him 
all  the  kingdoms  of  the  world,  and  the  glory  of  them ;  and  saith 
unto  him,  All  these  things  will  I  give  thee,  if  thou  wilt  fall  down 
and  worship  me.  Then  saith  Jesus  unto  him,  Get  thee  hence, 
Satan  :  for  it  is  written,  Thou  shalt  worship  the  Lord  thy  God,  and 
him  only  shalt  thou  serve.  Then  the  devil  leaveth  him,  and,  be- 
hold, angels  came  and  ministered  unto  him. 


The  Epistle,  2  Cor.  vi.  1-10. 

We  then,  as  workers  together  with  him,  beseech  you  also  that  ye 
receive  not  the  grace  of  God  in  vain.  For  he  saith,  I  have  heard 
thee  in  a  time  accepted,  and  in  the  day  of  salvation  have  I  suc- 
coured thee  :  behold,  now  is  the  accepted  time ;  behold,  now  is  the 
day  of  salvation.  Giving  no  offence  in  anything,  that  the  ministry 
be  not  blamed  :  but  in  all  things  approving  ourselves,  as  the  min- 
isters of  God,  in  much  patience,  in  afflictions,  in  necessities,  in  dis- 
tresses, in  stripes,  in  imprisonments,  in  tumults,  in  labours,  in 
watchings,  in  fastings ;  by  pureness,  by  knowledge,  by  long-suffer- 
ing, by  kindness,  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  by  love  unfeigned,  by  the 
word  of  truth,  by  the  power  of  God,  by  the  armour  of  righteousness 
on  the  right  hand  and  on  the  left ,  by  honour  and  dishonour,  by 
evil  report  and  good  report :  as  deceivers,  and  yet  true ;  as  un- 
known, and  yet  well  known;  as  dying,  and,  behold,  we  live;  a3 
chastened,  and  not  killed ;  as  sorrowful,  yet  always  rejoicing ;  as 
poor,  yet  making  many  rich ;  as  having  nothing,  and  yet  possessing 
all  things. 

The  Collect. 

"We  beseech  Thee,  0  Lord,  by  the  mystery  of  our  Sa- 
viour's fasting  and  temptation,  to  arm  us  with  the  same 
mind  that  was  in  Him  toward  all  evil  and  sin  ;  and  give 
us  grace  to  keep  our  bodies  in  such  holy  discipline,  that 


SECOND   SUNDAY   IN   LENT.  63 

our  minds  may  be  always  ready  to  resist  Satan,  and  obey 
the  motions  of  Thy  Holy  Spirit :  through  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord.     Amen. 


Stcani  Sunbaj  U  $tnt — gniunisnn, 


The  Gospel,  Si.  Matt.  xv.  21-28. 

Then  Jesus  went  thence,  and  departed  into  the  coasts  of  Tyre 
and  Sidon.  And,  behold,  a  woman  of  Canaan  came  out  of  the  same 
coasts,  and  cried  unto  him,  saying,  Have  mercy  on  me,  0  Lord, 
thou  son  of  David ;  my  daughter  is  grievously  vexed  with  a  devil. 
But  he  answered  her  not  a  word.  And  his  disciples  came  and  be- 
sought him,  saying,  Send  her  away;  for  she  crieth  after  us.  But 
he  answered  and  said,  I  am  not  sent  but  unto  the  lost  sheep  of  the 
house  of  Israel.  Then  came  she  and  worshipped  him,  saying, 
Lord,  help  me.  But  he  answered  and  said,  It  is  not  meet  to  take 
the  children's  bread,  and  to  cast  it  to  dogs.  And  she  said,  Truth, 
Lord  :  yet  the  dogs  eat  of  the  crumbs  which  fall  from  their  master's 
table.  Then  Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  her,  0  woman,  great  is 
thy  faith  :  be  it  unto  thee  even  as  thou  wilt.  And  her  daughter 
was  made  whole  from  that  very  hour. 

The  EriSTLE,  1  Thess.  iv.  1-8. 

Furthermore  then  we  beseech  you,  brethren,  and  exhort  you  by 
the  Lord  Jesus,  that  as  ye  have  received  of  us  how  ye  ought  to  walk 
and  to  please  God,  so  ye  would  abound  more  and  more.  For  ye 
know  what  commandments  we  gave  you  by  the  Lord  Jesus.  For 
this  is  the  will  of  God,  even  your  sanctification,  that  ye  should  ab- 
stain from  fornication  :  that  every  one  of  you  should  know  how  to 
possess  his  vessel  in  sanctification  and  honour;  not  in  the  lust  of 
concupiscence,  even  as  the  Gentiles  which  know  not  God :  that  no 
man  go  beyond  and  defraud  his  brother  in  any  matter :  because  that 
the  Lord  is  the  avenger  of  all  such,  as  we  also  have  forewarned  you 
and  testified.  For  God  hath  not  called  us  unto  uncleanness,  but 
unto  holiness.  He  therefore  that  despiseth,  despiseth  not  man,  but 
God,  who  hath  also  given  unto  us  his  Holy  Spirit. 


64  THIRD   SUNDAY  IN   LENT. 

The  Collect. 

Almighty  God,  who  seest  the  helpless  misery  of  our 
fallen  life ;  vouchsafe  unto  us,  we  humhly  beseech  Thee, 
both  the  outward  and  inward  defence  of  Thy  guardian 
care  ;  that  we  may  be  shielded  from  the  evils  which  assault 
the  body,  and  be  kept  pure  from  all  thoughts  that  harm 
and  pollute  the  soul :  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 


tfeirir  StiifcBg  in  %ni—  (Btnlu 

The  Gospel,  St.  Luke  xi.  14-28. 

And  he  was  casting  out  a  devil,  and  it  was  dumb.  And  it  came 
to  pass,  when  the  devil  was  gone  out,  the  dumb  spake ;  and  the  peo- 
ple wondered.  But  some  of  them  said,  He  casteth  out  devils  through 
Beelzebub  the  chief  of  the  devils.  And  others,  tempting  him,  sought 
of  him  a  sign  from  heaven.  But  he,  knowing  their  thoughts,  said 
unto  them,  Every  kingdom  divided  against  itself  is  brought  to  deso- 
lation y  and  a  house  divided  against  a  house  falleth.  If  Satan  also 
be  divided  against  himself,  how  shall  his  kingdom  stand  1  because 
ye  say  that  I  cast  out  devils  through  Beelzebub.  And  if  I  by  Beel- 
zebub cast  out  devils,  by  whom  do  your  sons  cast  them  out  ?  there- 
fore shall  they  be  your  judges.  But  if  I  with  the  finger  of  God  cast 
out  devils,  no  doubt  the  kingdom  of  God  is  come  upon  you.  When 
a  strong  man  armed  keepeth  his  palace,  his  goods  are  in  peace  :  but 
when  a  stronger  than  he  shall  come  upon  him,  and  overcome  him, 
he  taketh  from  him  all  his  armour  wherein  he  trusted,  and  divideth 
his  spoils.  He  that  is  not  with  me  is  against  me;  and  he  that 
gathereth  not  with  me  scattereth.  When  the  unclean  spirit  is  gone 
out  of  a  man,  he  walketh  through  dry  places,  seeking  rest ;  and  find- 
ing none,  he  saith,  I  will  return  unto  my  house  whence  I  came  out. 
And  when  he  cometh,  he  findeth  it  swept  and  garnished.  Then 
goeth  he,  and  taketh  to  him  seven  other  spirits  more  wicked  than 
himself;  and  they  enter  in,  and  dwell  there :  and  the  last  state  of 
that  man  is  worse  than  the  first.  And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  spake 
these  things,  a  certain  woman  of  the  company  lifted  up  her  voice, 
and  said  unto  him,  Blessed  is  the  womb  that  bare  thee,  and  the 
paps  which  thou  hast  sucked.  But  he  said,  Yea,  rather,  blessed  are 
they  that  hear  the  word  of  God,  and  keep  it. 


FOURTH  SUNDAY  IN  LENT.  65 

The  Epistle,  Eph.  v.  1-9. 

Be  ye  therefore  followers  of  God,  as  dear  children;  and  walk  in 
love,  as  Christ  also  hath  loved  us,  and  hath  given  himself  for  us  an 
offering  and  a  sacrifice  to  God  for  a  sweetsmelling  savour.  But 
fornication,  and  all  uncleanness,  or  covetousness,  let  it  not  be  onco 
named  among  you,  as  bccomcth  saints;  neither  filthiness,  nor  foolish 
talking,  nor  jesting,  which  are  not  convenient :  but  rather  giving  of 
thanks.  For  this  ye  know,  that  no  whoremonger,  nor  unclean  per- 
son, nor  covetous  man,  who  is  an  idolater,  hath  any  inheritance  in 
the  kingdom  of  Christ  and  of  God.  Let  no  man  deceive  you  with 
vain  words  :  for  because  of  these  things  comcth  the  wrath  of  God 
upon  the  children  of  disobedience.  Be  not  ye  therefore  partakers 
with  them.  For  ye  were  sometime  darkness,  but  now  are  ye  light 
in  the  Lord  :  walk  as  children  of  light ;  for  the  fruit  of  the  Spirit  is 
in  all  goodness  and  righteousness  and  truth. 

The  Collect. 

Almighty  God,  who  hast  heen  the  hope  and  confidence 
of  Thy  people  in  all  ages ;  mercifully  regard,  we  beseech 
Thee,  the  prayer  with  which  we  cry  unto  Thee  out  of  the 
depths,  and  stretch  forth  the  right  hand  of  Thy  majesty 
for  our  salvation  and  defence  :  through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord.     Amen. 


$0«rt£  So&ng  in  %ni—%itUxt. 


The  Gospel,  St.  John.  vi.  1-14. 

After  these  things  Jesus  went  over  the  sea  of  Galilee,  which  is 
the  sea  of  Tiberias.  And  a  great  multitude  followed  him,  because 
they  saw  his  miracles  which  he  did  on  them  that  were  diseased. 
And  Jesus  went  up  into  a  mountain,  and  there  he  sat  with  his  dis- 
ciples. And  the  passover,  a  feast  of  the  Jews,  was  nigh.  When 
Jesus  then  lifted  up  his  eyes,  and  saw  a  great  compauy  come  unto 
him,  he  saith  unto  Philip,  Whence  shall  we  buy  bread,  that  these 
may  eat  ?  And  this  he  said  to  prove  him  :  for  he  himself  knew 
what  he  would  do.  Philip  answered  him,  Two  hundred  pennyworth 
of  bread  is  not  sufficient  for  them,  that  every  one  of  them  may  take 
a  little.  One  of  his  disciples,  Andrew,  Simon  Peter's  brother,  saith 
6*  E 


66  FOURTH   SUNDAY   IN   LENT. 

unto  him,  There  is  a  lad  here,  which  hath  five  barley  loaves  and 
two  small  fishes  :  but  what  are  they  among  so  many  ?  And  Jesus 
said,  Make  the  men  sit  down.  Now  there  was  much  grass  in  the 
place.  So  the  men  set  down,  in  number  about  five  thousand.  And 
Jesus  took  the  loaves ;  and  when  he  had  given  thanks,  he  distri- 
buted to  the  disciples,  and  the  disciples  to  them  that  were  set  down; 
and  likewise  of  the  fishes  as  much  as  they  would.  When  they  were 
filled,  he  said  unto  his  disciples,  Gather  up  the  fragments  that  re- 
main, that  nothing  be  lost.  Therefore  they  gathered  them  together, 
and  filled  twelve  baskets  with  the  fragments  of  the  five  barley  loaves, 
which  remained  over  and  above  unto  them  that  had  eaten.  Then 
those  men,  when  they  had  seen  the  miracle  that  Jesus  did,  said, 
This  is  of  a  truth  that  Prophet  that  should  come  into  the  world. 

v  The  Epistle,  Gal  iv.  21-31. 

Tell  me,  ye  that  desire  to  be  under  the  law,  do  ye  not  hear  the 
law  ?  For  it  is  written,  that  Abraham  had  two  sons,  the  one  by  a 
bondmaid,  the  other  by  a  free  woman.  But  he  who  was  of  the 
bondwoman  was  born  after  the  flesh ;  but  he  of  the  free  woman  was 
by  promise.  Which  things  are  an  allegory :  for  these  are  the  two 
covenants;  the  one  from  the  mount  Sinai,  which  gendereth  to  bond- 
age, which  is  Agar.  For  this  Agar  is  mount  Sinai  in  Arabia,  and 
answereth  to  Jerusalem  which  now  is,  and  is  in  bondage  with  her 
children.  But  Jerusalem  which  is  above  is  free,  which  is  the  mo- 
ther of  us  all.  For  it  is  written,  Rejoice,  thou  barren  that  bearest 
not ;  break  forth  and  cry,  thou  that  travailest  not :  for  the  desolate 
hath  many  more  children  than  she  which  hath  a  husband.  Now 
we,  brethren,  as  Isaac  was,  are  the  children  of  promise.  But  as 
then  he  that  was  born  after  the  flesh  persecuted  him  that  was  born 
after  the  Spirit,  even  so  it  is  now.  Nevertheless  what  saith  the 
Scripture  ?  Cast  out  the  bondwoman  and  her  son  :  for  the  son  of  the 
bondwoman  shall  not  be  heir  with  the  son  of  the  free  woman.  So 
then,  brethren,  we  are  not  children  of  the  bondwoman,  but  of  the  free. 

The  Collect. 

O  Lord  God,  merciful  and  gracious,  long-suffering  and 
abundant  in  goodness  and  truth ;  enter  not  into  judgment 
with  Thy  servants,  we  beseech  Thee,  but  be  pleased  of 
Thy  great  kindness  to  grant,  that  we  who  are  now  right- 
eously afflicted  and  bowed  down  by  the  sense  of  our  sins, 


FIFTH    SUNDAY   IN   LENT.  67 

may  be  refreshed  and  lifted  up  with  the  joy  of  Thy  salva 
tion :  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


fxith  Sattiaj  in  S^nt — gitfti. 


The  Gospel,  St.  John  viii.  46-59. 

Which  of  you  convinceth  me  of  sin  ?  And  if  I  say  the  truth, 
why  do  ye  not  believe  me?  He  that  is  of  God  heareth  God's 
words  :  ye  therefore  hear  them  not,  because  ye  are  not  of  God.  Then 
answered  the  Jews,  and  said  unto  him,  Say  we  not  well  that  thou 
art  a  Samaritan,  and  hast  a  devil  ?  Jesus  answered,  I  have  not  a 
devil ;  but  I  honour  my  Father,  and  ye  do  dishonour  me.  And  I 
seek  not  mine  own  glory :  there  is  one  that  seeketh  and  judgeth. 
Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  If  a  man  keep  my  saying,  he  shall 
never  see  death.  Then  said  the  Jews  unto  him,  Now  we  know  that 
thou  hast  a  devil.  Abraham  is  dead,  and  the  prophets;  and  thou 
sayest,  If  a  man  keep  my  saying,  he  shall  never  taste  of  death.  Art 
thou  greater  than  our  father  Abraham,  which  is  dead  ?  and  the  pro- 
phets are  dead  :  whom  makest  thou  thyself  ?  Jesus  answered,  If  I 
honour  myself,  my  honour  is  nothing  :  it  is  my  Father  that  honour- 
eth  me ;  of  whom  ye  say,  that  he  is  your  God :  yet  ye  have  not 
known  him ;  but  I  know  him :  and  if  I  should  say,  I  know  him  not, 
I  shall  be  a  liar  like  unto  you :  but  I  know  him,  and  keep  his  say- 
ing. Your  father  Abraham  rejoiced  to  see  my  day :  and  he  saw  it, 
and  was  glad.  Then  said  the  Jews  unto  him,  Thou  art  not  yet  fifty 
years  old,  and  hast  thou  seen  Abraham  ?  Jesus  said  unto  them, 
Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  Before  Abraham  was,  I  am.  Then 
took  they  up  stones  to  cast  at  him  :  but  Jesus  hid  himself,  and  went 
out  of  the  temple,  going  through  the  midst  of  them,  and  so  passed 

by. 

The  Epistle,  Heb.  ix.  11-15. 

But  Christ  being  come  a  high  priest  of  good  things  to  come,  by  a 
greater  and  more  perfect  tabernacle,  not  made  with  hands,  that  is  to 
say,  not  of  this  building ;  neither  by  the  blood  of  goats  and  calves, 
but  by  his  own  blood  he  entered  in  once  into  the  holy  place,  having 
obtained  eternal  redemption  for  us.  For  if  the  blood  of  bulls  and 
of  goats,  and  the  ashes  of  a  heifer  sprinkling  the  unclean,  sanctifieth 
to  the  purifying  of  the  flesh;  how  much  more  shall  the  blood  of 
Christ,  who  through  the  eternal  Spirit  offered  himself  without  spot 


68  SIXTH    SUNDAY   IN   LENT — PALM    SUNDAY. 

to  God,  purge  your  conscience  from  dead  works  to  serve  the  living 
God  ?  And  for  this  cause  he  is  the  mediator  of  the  new  testament, 
that  by  means  of  death,  for  the  redemption  of  the  transgressions  that 
were  under  the  first  testament,  they  which  are  called  might  receive 
the  promise  of  eternal  inheritance. 

The  Collect. 

Almighty  and  most  merciful  God,  who  hast  given  Thy 
Son  to  die  for  our  sins,  and  to  obtain  forgiveness  and  re- 
demption for  us  through  His  own  blood  ;  let  the  merit  of 
this  spotless  sacrifice,  we  beseech  Thee,  purge  our  con- 
sciences from  dead  works,  that  we  may  serve  Thee,  the 
living  God,  and  receive  the  promise  of  eternal  inheritance 
in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord :  to  whom,  with  Thee  and  the 
Holy  Ghost,  be  honor  and  glory,  world  without  end. 
Amen. 


SaJJ  Sutttas  in  f  nit— f  aim  SuntoH— $3lmamm. 

[During  the  Holy  Week,  there  should  be  Divine  Service  every  day ;  in 
■which  case,  the  entire  gospel  history  of  Christ's  Passion  and  Death  should  bo 
read.] 


The  Gospel,  St.  John  xii.  1-16. 

Then  Jesus  six  days  before  the  passover  came  to  Bethany,  where 
Lazarus  was  which  had  been  dead,  whom  he  raised  from  the  dead. 
There  they  made  him  a  supper ;  and  Martha  served  :  but  Lazarus 
was  one  of  them  that  sat  at  the  table  with  him.  Then  took  Mary  a 
pound  of  ointment  of  spikenard,  very  costly,  and  anointed  the  feet 
of  Jesus,  and  wiped  his  feet  with  her  hair  :  and  the  house  was  filled 
with  the  odour  of  the  ointment.  Then  saith  one  of  his  disciples, 
Judas  Iscariot,  Simon's  son,  which  should  betray  him,  Why  was  not 
this  ointment  sold  for  three  hundred  pence,  and  given  to  the  poor  ? 
This  he  said,  not  that  he  cared  for  the  poor ;  but  because  he  was  a 
thief,  and  had  the  bag,  and  bare  what  was  put  therein.  Then  said 
Jesus,  Let  her  alone  :  against  the  day  of  my  burying  hath  she  kept 
this.  For  the  poor  always  ye  have  with  you ;  but  me  ye  have  not 
always.  Much  people  of  the  Jews  therefore  knew  that  he  was  there : 
and  they  came  not  for  Jesus'  sake  only,  but  that  they  might  see 
Lazarus  also,  whom  he  had  raised  from  the  dead.  But  the  chief 
priests  consulted  that  they  might  put  Lazarus  also  to  death ;  because 


GOOD    FRIDAY.  69 

that  by  reason  of  him  many  of  the  Jews  went  away,  ana  oelieved  on 
Jesus.  On  the  next  day  much  people  that  were  come  to  the  feast, 
when  they  heard  that  Jesus  was  coming  to  Jerusalem,  took  branches 
of  palm  trees,  and  went  forth  to  meet  him,  and  cried,  Hosanna ! 
Blessed  is  the  King  of  Israel  that  cometh  in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 
And  Jesus,  when  he  had  found  a  young  ass,  sat  thereon ;  as  it  is 
written,  Fear  not,  daughter  of  Zion  :  behold,  thy  King  cometh,  sit- 
ting on  an  ass's  colt.  These  things  understood  not  his  disciples  at 
the  first :  but  when  Jesus  was  glorified,  then  remembered  they  that 
these  things  were  written  of  him,  and  that  they  had  done  these 
things  unto  him. 

The  Epistle,  Phil.  ii.  5-10. 

Let  this  mind  be  in  you,  which  was  also  in  Christ  Jesus :  who, 
being  in  the  form  of  God,  thought  it  not  robbery  to  be  equal  with 
God  :  but  made  himself  of  no  reputation,  and  took  upon  him  the  form 
of  a  servant,  and  was  made  in  the  likeness  of  men  :  and  being  found 
in  fashion  as  a  man,  he  humbled  himself,  and  became  obedient  unt  •? 
death,  even  the  death  of  the  cross.    Wherefore  God  also  hath  highl 
exalted  him,  and  given  him  a  name  which  is  above  every  name 
that  at  the  name  of  Jesus  every  knee  should  bow,  of  things  in  hea 
ven,  and  things  in  earth,  and  things  under  the  earth. 

The  Collect. 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  whose  Son,  our  Savioui 
Jesus  Christ,  for  an  example  of  humility  to  the  world, 
took  upon  Him  our  flesh  and  endured  the  passion  of  the 
cross  ;  mercifully  grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  that  we  may  be 
counted  worthy  to  have  part,  both  in  the  fellowship  of 
His  sufferings  and  in  the  glorious  power  of  His  resurrec- 
tion :  to  whom,  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  honor 
and  glory,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


&n%\  jTiiijf. 


The  GosrEL,  St.  John  xix.  1-37. 

Then  Pilate  therefore  took  Jesus,  and  scourged  him.  And  tiai 
so^liers  platted  a  crown  of  thorns,  and  put  it  on  his  head,  and  they 
put  on  him  a  purple  robe,  and  said,  Hail,  King  of  the  Jews !  and 
they  smote  him  with  their  hands.    Pilate  therefore  went  forth  again, 


70  GOOD    FRIDAY. 

and  saith  unto  them,  Behold,  I  bring  him  forth  to  you,  that  ye  may 
know  that  I  find  no  fault  in  him.  Then  came  Jesus  forth,  wearing 
the  crown  of  thorns,  and  the  purple  robe.  And  Pilate  saith  unto 
them,  Behold  the  man  !  When  the  chief  priests  therefore  and  offi- 
cers saw  him,  they  cried  out,  saying,  Crucify  him,  crucify  him. 
Pilate  saith  unto  them,  Take  ye  him,  and  crucify  him  :  for  I  find 
no  fault  in  him.  The  Jews  answered  him,  We  have  a  law,  and  by 
our  law  he  ought  to  die,  because  he  made  himself  the  Son  of  God. 
When  Pilate  therefore  heard  that  saying,  he  was  the  more  afraid ; 
and  went  again  into  the  judgment  hall,  and  saith  unto  Jesus, 
Whence  art  thou  ?  But  Jesus  gave  him  no  answer.  Then  saith 
Pilate  unto  him,  Speakest  thou  not  unto  me  ?  knowest  thou  not  that 
I  have  power  to  crucify  thee,  and  have  power  to  release  thee  ?  Jesus 
answered,  Thou  couldest  have  no  power  at  all  against  me,  except  it 
were  given  thee  from  above  :  therefore  he  that  delivered  me  unto 
thee  hath  the  greater  sin.  And  from  thenceforth  Pilate  sought  to 
release  him  :  but  the  Jews  cried  out,  saying,  If  thou  let  this  man 
go,  thou  art  not  Caesar's  friend  :  whosoever  maketh  himself  a  king 
speaketh  against  Caesar.  When  Pilate  therefore  heard  that  saying, 
he  brought  Jesus  forth,  and  sat  down  in  the  judcr-nent  seat  in  a  place 
that  is  called  the  Pavement,  but  in  the  Hebrew,  G-abbatha.  And  it 
was  the  preparation  of  the  passover,  and  about  the  sixth  hour :  and 
he  saith  unto  the  Jews,  Behold  your  King !  But  they  cried  out, 
Away  with  him,  away  with  him,  crucify  him.  Pilate  saith  unto  them, 
Shall  I  crucify  your  King?  The  chief  priests  answered,  We  have 
no  king  but  Caesar.  Then  delivered  he  him  therefore  unto  them  to 
be  crucified.  And  they  took  Jesus,  and  led  him  away.  And  he 
bearing  his  cross  went  forth  into  a  place,  called  the  place  of  a  skull, 
which  is  called  in  the  Hebrew  Golgotha  :  where  they  crucified  him, 
and  two  others  with  him,  on  either  side  one,  and  Jesus  in  the  midst. 
And  Pilate  wrote  a  title,  and  put  it  on  the  cross.  And  the  writing 
was,  JESUS  OF  NAZARETH  THE  KING  OF  THE  JEWS. 
This  title  then  read  many  of  the  Jews ;  for  the  place  where  Jesus 
was  crucified  was  nigh  to  the  city ;  and  it  was  written  in  Hebrew, 
and  Greek,  and  Latin.  Then  said  the  chief  priests  of  the  Jews  to 
Pilate,  Write  not,  The  King  of  the  Jews ;  but  that  he  said,  I  am 
King  of  the  Jews.  Pilate  answered,  What  I  have  written  I  have 
written.  Then  the  soldiers,  when  they  had  crucified  Jesus,  took  his 
garments,  and  made  four  parts,  to  every  soldier  a  part;  and  also  his 
coat:  now  the  coat  was  without  seiin,  woven  from  the  top  through- 
out. They  said  therefore  among  themselves,  Let  us  not  rend  it,  but 
cast  lots  for  it,  whose  it  shall  be  :  that  the  Scripture  might  be  ful- 


GOOD    FRIDAY.  71 

filled,  which  saith,  They  parted  my  raiment  among  them,  and  for 
my  vesture  they  did  cast  lots.  These  things  therefore  the  soldiers 
did.  Now  there  stood  by  the  cross  of  Jesus  his  mother,  and  his 
mother's  sister,  Mary  the  wife  of  Cleopas,  and  Mary  Magdalene. 
When  Jesus  therefore  saw  his  mother,  and  the  disciple  standing  by, 
whom  he  loved,  he  saith  unto  his  mother,  Woman,  behold  thy  son  ! 
Then  saith  he  to  the  disciple,  Behold  thy  mother !  And  from  that 
hour  that  disciple  took  her  unto  his  own  home.  After  this,  Jesus 
knowing  that  all  things  were  now  accomplished,  that  the  Scripture 
might  be  fulfilled,  saith,  I  thirst.  Now  there  was  set  a  vessel  full 
of  vinegar :  and  they  filled  a  sponge  with  vinegar,  and  put  it  upon 
hyssop,  and  put  it  to  his  mouth.  When  Jesus  therefore  had  received 
the  vinegar,  he  said,  It  is  finished  :  and  he  bowed  his  head,  and 
gave  up  the  ghost.  The  Jews  therefore,  because  it  was  the  prepa- 
ration, that  the  bodies  should  not  remain  upon  the  cross  on  the  sab- 
bath day,  (for  that  sabbath  day  was  an  high  day,)  besought  Pilate  that 
their  legs  might  be  broken,  and  that  they  might  bo  taken  away. 
Then  came  the  soldiers,  and  brake  the  legs  of  the  first,  and  of  the 
other  which  was  crucified  with  him.  But  when  they  came  to  Jesus, 
and  saw  that  he  was  dead  already,  they  brake  not  his  legs :  but  one 
of  the  soldiers  with  a  spear  pierced  his  side,  and  forthwith  came 
there  out  blood  and  water.  Aud  he  that  saw  it  bare  record,  and  his 
record  is  true ;  and  he  knoweth  that  he  saith  true,  that  ye  might 
believe.  For  these  things  were  done,  that  the  scripture  should  be 
fulfilled,  A  bone  of  him  shall  not  be  broken.  And  again  another 
scripture  saith,  They  shall  look  on  him  whom  they  pierced. 

The  Epistle,  Heb.  x.  1-25. 

For  the  law  having  a  shadow  of  good  things  to  come,  and  not  the 
very  image  of  the  things,  can  never  with  those  sacrifices,  which  they 
oifered  year  by  year  continually,  make  the  comers  thereunto  perfect. 
For  then  would  they  not  have  ceased  to  be  oifered  ?  because  that  the 
worshippers  once  purged  should  have  had  no  more  conscience  of 
sins.  But  in  those  sacrifices  there  is  a  remembrance  again  made  of 
sins  every  year.  For  it  is  not  possible  that  the  blood  of  bulls  and 
of  goats  should  take  away  sins.  Wherefore,  when  he  cometh  into 
the  world,  he  saith,  Sacrifice  and  offering  thou  wouldest  not,  but  a 
body  hast  thou  prepared  me  :  in  burnt  offerings  and  sacrifices  for 
sin  thou  hast  had  no  pleasure.  Then  said  I,  Lo,  I  come  (in  the  vo- 
lume of  the  book  it  is  written  of  me)  to  do  thy  will,  0  God.  Above 
when  he  said,  Sacrifice  and  offering  and  burnt  offerings  and  offer- 


72  GOOD    FRIDAY. 

ing  for  sin  thou  wouldest  not,  neither  hadst  pleasure  therein ;  which 
are  offered  by  the  law  j  then  said  he,  Lo,  I  come  to  do  thy  will,  0 
God.  He  taketh  away  the  first,  that  he  may  establish  the  second. 
By  the  which  will  we  are  sanctified  through  the  offering  of  the  body 
of  Jesus  Christ  once  for  all.  And  every  priest  standeth  daily  min- 
istering and  offering  oftentimes  the  same  sacrifices,  which  can  never 
take  away  sins  :  but  this  man,  after  he  had  offered  one  sacrifice  for 
sins,  for  ever  sat  down  on  the  right  hand  of  God ;  from  henceforth 
expecting  till  his  enemies  be  made  his  footstool.  For  by  one  offer- 
ing he  hath  perfected  for  ever  them  that  are  sanctified.  Whereof 
the  Holy  Ghost  also  is  a  witness  to  us :  for  after  that  he  had  said 
before,  This  is  the  covenant  that  I  will  make  with  them  after  those 
days,  saith  the  Lord ;  I  will  put  my  laws  into  their  hearts,  and  in 
their  minds  will  I  write  them ;  and  their  sins  and  iniquities  will  I 
remember  no  more.  Now  where  remission  of  these  is,  there  is  no 
more  offering  for  sin.  Having  therefore,  brethren,  boldness  to  enter 
into  the  holiest  by  the  blood  of  Jesus,  by  a  new  and  living  way, 
which  he  hath  consecrated  for  us,  through  the  vail,  that  is  to  say, 
his  flesh ;  and  having  a  high  priest  over  the  house  of  God ;  let  us 
draw  near  with  a  true  heart  in  full  assurance  of  faith,  having  our 
hearts  sprinkled  from  an  evil  conscience,  and  our  bodies  washed  with 
pure  water.  Let  us  hold  fast  the  profession  of  our  faith  without 
wavering ;  for  he  is  faithful  that  promised ;  let  us  consider  one  an- 
other to  provoke  unto  love  and  to  good  works :  not  forsaking  the 
assembling  of  ourselves  together,  as  the  manner  of  some  is  ;  but  ex- 
horting one  another :  and  so  much  the  more,  as  ye  see  the  day 
ipproaching. 

The  Collect. 

O  righteous  and  holy  God,  who  hast  manifested  to- 
ward us  Thine  unfathomable  love,  in  not  sparing  Thine 
own  Son,  but  delivering  Him  up  for  us  all ;  by  the  memory 
of  His  bitter  death,  by  the  awful  mystery  of  His  sorrows 
in  the  garden  and  upon  the  cross,  we  humbly  beseech 
Thee  to  have  mercy  upon  us  and  upon  all  men,  and  to 
make  known  Thy  saving  health  among  the  nations,  that 
He  may  see  of  the  travail  of  His  soul  and  be  satisfied :  to 
whom  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  honor  and  glory, 
world  without  end.     Amen. 


EASTER    EVE.  73 


dhshr  (Jin 


The  Gospel,  St.  Matt,  xxvii.  57-66. 

When  the  even  was  come,  there  came  a  rich  man  of  Arimathea, 
Darned  Joseph,  who  also  himself  was  Jesus'  disciple  :  he  went  to 
Pilate,  and  begged  the  body  of  Jesus.  Then  Pilate  commanded  the 
body  to  be  delivered.  And  when  Joseph  had  taken  the  body,  he 
wrapped  it  in  a  clean  linen  cloth,  and  laid  it  in  his  own  new  tomb, 
which  he  had  hewn  out  in  the  rock  :  and  he  rolled  a  great  stone  to 
the  door  of  the  sepulchre,  and  departed.  And  there  was  Mary  Mag- 
dalene, and  the  other  Mary,  sitting  over  against  the  sepulchre.  Now 
the  next  day,  that  followed  the  day  of  the  preparation,  the  chief 
priests  and  Pharisees  came  together  unto  Pilate,  saying,  Sir,  we  re- 
member that  that  deceiver  said,  while  he  was  yet  alive,  After  three 
days  I  will  rise  again.  Command  therefore  that  the  sepulchre  be 
made  sure  until  the  third  day,  lest  his  disciples  come  by  night,  and 
steal  him  away,  and  say  unto  the  people,  He  is  risen  from  the  dead  : 
so  the  last  error  shall  be  worse  than  the  first.  Pilate  said  unto 
them,  Ye  have  a  watch  :  go  your  way,  make  it  as  sure  as  you  can. 
So  they  went,  and  made  the  sepulchre  sure,  sealing  the  stone,  and 
setting  a  watch. 

The  Epistle,  1  Pet.  iii.  17-22. 

For  it  is  better,  if  the  will  of  God  be  so,  that  ye  suffer  for  well 
doing,  than  for  evil  doing.  For  Christ  also  hath  once  suffered  for 
sins,  the  just  for  the  unjust,  that  he  might  bring  us  to  God,  being 
put  to  death  in  the  flesh,  but  quickened  by  the  Spirit :  by  which 
also  he  went  and  preached  unto  the  spirits  in  prison ;  which  some- 
time were  disobedient,  when  once  the  long  suffering  of  God  waited 
in  the  days  of  Noah,  while  the  ark  was  a  preparing,  wherein  few,  that 
is,  eight  souls  were  saved  by  water.  The  like  figure  whereunto 
even  baptism  doth  also  now  save  us,  (not  the  putting  away  of  the 
filth  of  the  flesh,  but  the  answer  of  a  good  conscience  toward  God,) 
by  the  resurrection  of  Jesus  Christ :  who  is  gone  into  heaven,  and 
is  on  the  right  hand  of  God  ;  angels  and  authorities  and  powers 
being  made  subject  unto  him. 
7 


74  EASTER    DAY. 

The  Collect. 

0  Almighty  God,  who,  by  the  descent  of  our  Saviour 
Jesus  Christ  into  hell,  and  His  rising  again  from  the  dead, 
hast  given  assurance  that  the  spirits  of  those  who  sleep  in 
Him  do  abide  in  joy  and  felicity;  grant  unto  us,  we  be- 
seech Thee,  such  steadfast  faith  and  lively  hope,  that  we 
may  purify  ourselves  as  He  is  pure ;  and  that  we,  with 
Thy  whole  redeemed  church,  may  speedily  attain  unto 
the  resurrection  of  the  dead,  when  our  mortal  bodies 
shall  put  on  immortality  and  incorruption,  and  we  shall 
be  changed  into  the  likeness  of  His  glorious  body ;  who 
liveth  and  reigneth  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  one 
God,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


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The  Gospel,  St.  John  xx.  1-10. 

The  first  day  of  the  week  cometli  Mary  Magdalene  early,  when  it 
was  yet  dark,  unto  the  sepulchre,  and  seeth  the  stone  taken  away 
from  the  sepulchre.  Then  she  runneth  and  cometh  to  Simon  Peter, 
and  to  the  other  disciple,  whom  Jesus  loved,  and  saith  unto  them, 
They  have  taken  away  the  Lord  out  of  the  sepulchre,  and  we  know 
not  where  they  have  laid  him.  Peter  therefore  went  forth,  and  that 
other  disciple,  and  came  to  the  sepulchre.  So  they  ran  both  to- 
gether :  and  the  other  disciple  did  outrun  Peter,  and  came  first  to 
the  sepulchre.  And  he  stooping  down,  and  lookiDg  in,  saw  the 
linen  clothes  lying;  yet  went  he  not  in.  Then  cometh  Simon  Peter 
following  him,  and  went  into  the  sepulchre,  and  seeth  the  linen 
clothes  lie,  and  the  napkin,  that  was  about  his  head,  not  lying  with 
the  linen  clothes,  but  wrapped  together  in  a  place  by  itself.  Then 
went  in  also  that  other  disciple,  which  came  first  to  the  sepulchre, 
and  he  saw,  and  believed.  For  as  yet  they  knew  not  the  scripture, 
that  he  must  rise  again  from  the  dead.  Then  the  disciples  went 
away  again  unto  their  own  home. 

The  Epistle,  Col.  iii.  1-11. 

If  ye  then  be  risen  with  Christ,  seek  those  things  which  are  above, 
wkcre  Christ  sitteth  on  the  right  hand  of  God.     Set  your  affection 


MONDAY    IN    EASTER    WEEK.  75 

on  things  above,  not  on  things  on  the  earth.  For  ye  are  dead,  and 
your  life  is  hid  with  Christ  in  God.  When  Christ,  who  is  our  life, 
shall  appear,  then  shall  ye  also  appear  with  him  in  glory.  Mortify 
therefore  your  members  which  arc  upon  the  earth;  fornication,  un- 
cleanness,  inordinate  affection,  evil  concupiscence,  and  covetousness, 
which  is  idolatry  :  for  which  things'  sake  the  wrath  of  God  cometh 
on  the  children  of  disobedience  :  in  the  which  ye  also  walked  some- 
time, when  ye  lived  in  them.  But  now  ye  also  put  off  all  these  j 
anger,  wrath,  malice,  blasphemy,  filthy  communication  out  of  your 
mouth.  Lie  not  one  to  another,  seeing  that  ye  have  put  off  the  old 
man  with  his  deeds;  and  have  put  on  the  new  man,  which  is  re- 
newed in  knowledge  after  the  image  of  him  that  created  him  :  where 
there  is  neither  Greek  nor  Jew,  circumcision  nor  uncircumcision, 
Barbarian,  Scythian,  bond  nor  free :  but  Christ  is  all,  and  in  all. 

The  Collect. 

Almighty  God,  who  through  the  resurrection  of  Thine 
only  begotten  Son  Jesus  Christ,  hast  overcome  death,  and 
opened  unto  us  the  gate  of  everlasting  life ;  assist  and 
support  in  us,  wre  beseech  Thee,  the  aspirations  of  Thy 
heavenly  grace,  that  dying  unto  sin  always,  and  living 
unto  righteousness,  we  may  at  last  triumph  over  death 
and  the  grave,  in  the  full  imag«  of  our  risen  Lord :  to 
whom,  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  honor  and 
glory,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


SM»*Rj  in  fastis  mua 


The  Gospel,  St.  Lu/ce  xxiv.  13-35. 

And,  behold,  two  of  them  went  that  same  day  to  a  village  called 
Emniaus,  which  was  from  Jerusalem  about  threescore  furlongs.  And 
they  talked  together  of  all  these  things  which  had  happened.  And 
it  came  to  pass,  that,  while  they  communed  together  and  reasoned, 
Jesus  himself  drew  near,  and  went  with  them.  But  their  eyes  were 
holden  that  they  should  not  know  him.  And  he  said  unto  them, 
What  manner  of  communications  are  these  that  ye  have  one  to  an- 
other, as  ye  walk,  and  arc  sad?     And  the  one  of  them,  whose  name 


76  MONDAY    IN    EASTER    WEEK. 

was  Cleopas,  answering,  said  unto  him,  Art  thou  only  a  stranger  in 
Jerusalem,  and  hast  not  known  the  things  which  are  come  to  pass 
there  in  these  days  ?  And  he  said  unto  them,  What  things  ?  And 
they  said  unto  him,  Concerning  Jesus  of  Nazareth,  which  was  a 
prophet  mighty  in  deed  and  word  before  God  and  all  the  people : 
and  how  the  chief  priests  and  our  rulers  delivered  him  to  be  con- 
demned to  death,  and  have  crucified  him.  But  we  trusted  that  it 
had  been  he  which  should  have  redeemed  Israel :  and  beside  all 
this,  to  day  is  the  third  day  since  these  things  were  done.  Yea,  and 
certain  women  also  of  our  company  made  us  astonished,  which  were 
early  at  the  sepulchre ;  and  when  they  found  not  his  body,  they 
came,  saying,  that  they  had  also  seen  a  vision  of  angels,  which  said 
that  he  was  alive.  And  certain  of  them  which  were  with  us  went 
to  the  sepulchre,  and  found  it  even  so  as  the  women  had  said :  but 
him  they  saw  not.  Then  he  said  unto  them,  0  fools,  and  slow  of 
heart  to  believe  all  that  the  prophets  have  spoken  !  Ought  not 
Christ  to  have  suffered  these  tilings,  and  to  enter  into  his  glory  ? 
And  beginning  at  Moses  and  all  the  prophets,  he  expounded  unto 
them  in  all  the  Scriptures  the  things  concerning  himself.  And  they 
drew  nigh  unto  the  village,  whither  they  went :  and  he  made  as 
though  he  would  have  gone  further.  But  they  constrained  him, 
saying,  Abide  with  us ;  for  it  is  toward  evening,  and  the  day  is  far 
spent.  And  he  went  in  to  tarry  with  them.  And  it  came  to  pass,  as 
he  sat  at  meat  with  them,  he  took  bread,  and  blessed  it,  and  brake, 
and  gave  to  them.  And  their  eyes  were  opened,  and  they  knew 
him ;  and  he  vanished  out  of  their  sight.  And  they  said  one  to 
another,  Did  not  our  heart  burn  within  us,  while  he  talked  with  us 
by  the  way,  and  while  he  opened  to  us  the  Scriptures  ?  And  they 
rose  up  the  same  hour,  and  returned  to  Jerusalem,  and  found  the 
eleven  gathered  together,  and  them  that  were  with  them,  saying, 
The  Lord  is  risen  indeed,  and  hath  appeared  to  Simon.  And  they 
told  what  things  were  done  in  the  way,  and  how  he  was  known  of 
them  in  breaking  of  bread. 


The  EnsTLE,  Acts  x.  34-43. 

Then  Peter  opened  his  mouth,  and  said,  Of  a  truth  I  perceive 
that  God  is  no  respecter  of  persons :  but  in  every  nation  he  that 
feareth  him,  and  worketh  righteousness,  is  accepted  with  him.  The 
word  which  God  sent  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  preaching  peace 
by  Jesus  Christ :  he  is  Lord  of  all :  that  word,  I  say,  you  know, 
which  was  published  throughout  all  Judea,  and  began  from  Galilee, 


FIRST    SUNDAY    AFTER    EASTER. 


77 


after  the  baptism  which  John  preached ;  how  God  anointed  Jesus 
of  Nazareth  with  the  Holy  Ghost  and  with  power :  who  went  about 
doing  good,  and  healing  all  that  were  oppressed  of  the  devil ;  for 
God  was  with  him.  And  we  are  witnesses  of  all  things  which  ho 
did,  both  in  the  land  of  the  Jews,  and  in  Jerusalem  j  whom  they 
slew  and  hanged  on  a  tree  :  him  God  raised  up  the  third  day,  and 
shewed  him  openly;  not  to  all  the  people,  but  unto  witnesses  chosen 
before  of  God,  even  to  us,  who  did  eat  and  drink  with  him  after  he 
rose  from  the  dead.  And  he  commanded  us  to  preach  unto  the 
people,  and  to  testify  that  it  is  he  which  was  ordained  of  God  to  be 
the  Judge  of  quick  and  dead.  To  him  give  all  the  prophets  witness, 
that  through  his  name  whosoever  believeth  in  him  shall  receive 
remission  of  sins. 

The  Collect. 

Almighty  God,  who  from  the  tomb  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  hast  caused  the  light  of  Eternal  Life  to  shine  upon 
the  world;  be  pleased,  at  this  season  of  solemn  joy,  to 
shed  abroad  Thy  love  in  our  hearts  by  the  Holy  Ghost, 
and  to  inflame  them  with  heavenly  desires  ;  that  we  may 
continually  seek  the  things  which  are  above,  where  Christ 
sitteth  at  Thy  right  hand,  and  so,  abiding  in  purity  of 
heart  and  mind,  may  at  length  attain  unto  Thine  everlast- 
ing kingdom,  there  to  dwell  in  the  glorious  light  of  Thy 
presence,  world  without  end :  through  the  same  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


fftrf  Smttag  after  fetcr — §mmn)itytMt  ax  gmnhuta: 


The  Gospel,  St.  John  xx.  19-31. 

Then  the  same  day  at  evening,  being  the  first  day  of  the  week, 
when  the  doors  were  shut  where  the  disciples  were  assembled  for 
fear  of  the  Jews,  came  Jesus  and  stood  in  the  midst,  and  saith  unto 
them,  Peace  be  unto  you.  And  when  he  had  so  said,  he  shewed 
unto  them  his  hands  and  his  side.  Then  were  the  disciples  glad, 
7* 


78  FIRST    SUNDAY    AFTER    EASTER. 

when  they  saw  the  Lord.  Then  said  Jesus  to  them  again,  Peace  be 
unto  you :  as  my  Father  hath  sent  me,  even  so  send  I  you.  And 
when  he  had  said  this,  he  breathed  on  them,  and  saith  unto  them, 
Receive  ye  the  Holy  Ghost :  whosesoever  sins  ye  remit,  they  are 
remitted  unto  them ;  and  whosesoever  sins  ye  retain,  they  are  re- 
tained. But  Thomas,  one  of  the  twelve,  called  Didymus,  was  not 
with  them  when  Jesus  came.  The  other  disciples  therefore  said 
unto  him,  We  have  seen  the  Lord.  But  he  said  unto  them,  Except 
I  shall  see  in  his  hands  the  print  of  the  nails,  and  put  my  finger 
into  the  print  of  the  nails,  and  thrust  my  hand  into  his  side,  I  will 
not  believe.  And  after  eight  days  again  his  disciples  were  within, 
and  Thomas  with  them  :  then  came  Jesus,  the  doors  being  shut, 
and  stood  in  the  midst,  and  said,  Peace  be  unto  you.  Then  saith 
he  to  Thomas,  Beach  hither  thy  finger,  and  behold  my  hands;  and 
reach  hither  thy  hand,  and  thrust  it  into  my  side ;  and  be  not  faith- 
less, but  believing.  And  Thomas  answered  and  said  unto  him,  My 
Lord  and  my  God.  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Thomas,  because  thou 
hast  seen  me,  thou  hast  believed :  blessed  are  they  that  have  not 
seen,  and  yet  have  believed.  And  many  other  signs  truly  did  Jesus 
in  the  presence  of  his  disciples,  which  are  not  written  in  this  book  : 
but  these  are  written,  that  ye  might  believe  that  Jesus  is  the 
Christ,  the  Son  of  God ;  and  that  believing  ye  might  have  life 
through  his  name. 

The  Epistle,  1  John  v.  4-12. 

For  whatsoever  is  born  of  God  overcometh  the  world  :  and  this 
is  the  victory  that  overcometh  the  world,  even  our  faith.  Who  is  he 
that  overcometh  the  world,  but  he  that  believeth  that  Jesus  is  the 
Son  of  God  ?  This  is  he  that  came  by  water  and  blood,  even  Jesus 
Christ;  not  by  water  only,  but  by  water  and  blood.  And  it  is  the 
Spirit  that  beareth  witness,  because  the  Spirit  is  truth.  For  there 
are  three  that  bear  record  in  heaven,  the  Father,  the  Word,  and  the 
Holy  Ghost :  and  these  three  are  one.  And  there  are  three  that 
bear  witness  in  earth,  the  spirit,  and  the  water,  and  the  blood  :  and 
these  three  agree  in  one.  If  we  receive  the  witness  of  men,  the 
witness  of  God  is  greater :  for  this  is  the  witness  of  God  which  he 
hath  testified  of  his  Son.  He  that  believeth  on  the  Son  of  God  hath 
'she  witness  in  himself :  he  that  believeth  not  God  hath  made  him  a 
liar;  because  he  believeth  not  the  record  that  God  gave  of  his  Son. 
And  this  is  the  record,  that  God  hath  given  to  us  eternal  life,  and 
this  life  is  in  his  Son.  He  that  hath  the  Son  hath  life;  and  he 
that  hath  not  the  Son  of  God  hath  not  life. 


SECOND    SUNDAY   AFTER    EASTER.  70 

The  Collect. 

Almighty  God,  who  hast  brought  again  from  the  dead 
our  Lord  Jesus,  the  glorious  Prince  of  salvation,  with 
everlasting  victory  over  hell  and  the  grave  ;  grant  unto  us 
power,  we  beseech  Thee,  to  rise  with  Him  to  newness  of 
life,  that  we  may  overcome  the  world  with  the  victory  of 
faith,  and  have  part  at  last  in  the  resurrection  of  the  just: 
through  the  merits  of  this  same  risen  Saviour,  who  liveth 
and  reigneth  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  ever  one 
God,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


§*anfo  Stttttag  after  (Caster — glismc.orMas  gamini 


The  Gospel,  St.  John  x.  11-16. 

I  am  the  good  shepherd :  the  good  shepherd  giveth  his  life  for 
the  sheep.  But  he  that  is  an  hireling,  and  not  the  shepherd,  whoso 
own  the  sheep  are  not,  soeth  the  wolf  coining,  and  leaveth  the  sheep, 
and  flecth;  and  the  wolf  catcheth  them,  and  scattereth  the  sheep. 
The  hireling  flecth,  because  he  is  a  hireling,  and  careth  not  fur  the 
sheep.  I  arn  the  good  shepherd,  and  know  my  sheep,  and  am  known 
of  mine.  As  the  Father  knoweth  me,  even  so  know  I  the  Father : 
and  I  lay  down  my  life  for  the  sheep.  And  other  sheep  I  have, 
which  arc  not  of  this  fold :  them  also  I  must  bring,  and  they  shall 
hear  my  voice ;  and  there  shall  be  one  fold,  and  one  shepherd. 


The  Epistle,  1  Pet.  ii.  20-25. 

For  what  glory  is  it,  if,  when  ye  be  buffeted  for  your  faults,  ye 
shall  take  it  patiently?  but  if,  when  ye  do  well,  and  suffer  for  it, 
ye  take  it  patiently,  this  is  acceptable  with  God.  For  even  here- 
unto were  ye  called  :  because  Christ  also  suffered  for  us,  leaving  us 
an  example,  that  ye  should  follow  his  steps  :  who  did  no  sin,  nei- 
ther was  guile  found  in  his  mouth  :  who,  when  he  was  reviled,  re- 
viled not  again  ;  when  he  suffered,  he  threatened  not;  but  committed 
himself  to  him  that  judgeth  righteously  :  who  his  own  self  bare  our 
?ins  in  his  own  body  on  the  tree,  that  we,  Vr-'       '     I. to  hotdd 


80        THIRD  SUNDAY  AFTER  EASTER. 

live  unto  righteousness  :  by  whose  stripes  ye  were  healed.  For  ye 
were  as  sheep  going  astray;  but  are  now  returned  unto  the  Shep- 
herd and  Bishop  of  your  souls. 

The  Collect. 

0  God,  who,  of  Thine  abundant  mercy,  hast  begotten 
us  again  unto  a  lively  hope,  by  the  resurrection  of  Jesus 
Christ  from  the  dead ;  let  Thy  great  love  constrain  us,  we 
beseech  Thee,  to  rise  up,  forsake  all,  and  follow  Him ; 
that  as  we  have  been  redeemed  by  His  blood,  so  we  may 
walk  also  in  the  light  of  His  holy  example,  and  be  joined 
to  Him  evermore  as  the  Shepherd  and  Bishop  of  our 
souls  :  to  whom,  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  honor 
and  glory,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


®pr&  Suniag  after  €utn — pbilaU. 


The  Gospel,  St.  John  xvi.  16-22. 


A  little  while,  and  ye  shall  not  see  me  :  and  again,  a  little  while, 
and  ye  shall  see  me,  because  I  go  to  the  Father.  Then  said  some 
of  his  disciples  among  themselves,  What  is  this  that  he  saith  unto 
us,  A  little  while,  and  ye  shall  not  see  me :  and  again,  a  little  while, 
and  ye  shall  see  me  :  and,  Because  I  go  to  the  Father  ?  They  said 
therefore,  What  is  this  that  he  saith,  A  little  while  ?  we  cannot 
tell  what  he  saith.  Now  Jesus  knew  that  they  were  desirous  to  ask 
him,  and  said  unto  them,  Do  ye  inquire  among  yourselves  of  that  I 
said,  A  little  while,  and  ye  shall  not  see  me :  and  again,  a  little 
while,  and  ye  shall  see  me  I  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  jtou,  That  ye 
shall  weep  and  lament,  but  the  world  shall  rejoice;  and  ye  shall  be 
sorrowful,  but  your  sorrow  shall  be  turned  into  joy.  A  woman  when 
she  is  in  travail  hath  sorrow,  because  her  hour  is  come :  but  as  soon 
as  she  is  delivered  of  the  child,  she  remembereth  no  more  the  an- 
guish, for  joy  that  a  man  is  born  into  the  world.  And  ye  now  there- 
fore have  sorrow :  but  I  will  see  you  again,  and  your  heart  shall 
rejoice,  and  your  joy  no  man  taketh  from  you. 


FOURTH    SUNDAY   AFTER    EASTER.  81 

The  Epistle,  1  Pet.  ii.  11-19. 

Dearly  beloved,  I  beseech  you  as  strangeta  and  pilgrims,  abstain 
from  fleshly  lusts,  which  war  against  the  soul;  having  your  conver- 
sation honest  among  the  Gentiles:  that,  whereas  they  speak  against 
you  as  evil  doers,  they  may  by  your  good  works,  which  they  shall 
behold,  glorify  God  in  the  day  of  visitation.  [Submit  yourselves  to 
every  ordinance  of  man  for  the  Lord's  sake  :  whether  it  be  to  the 
king,  as  supreme;  or  unto  governors,  as  unto  them  that  are  sent  by 
him  for  the  puuishment  of  evil  doers,  and  for  the  praise  of  them  that 
do  well.  For  so  is  the  will  of  God,  that  with  well  doing  ye  may  put 
to  silence  the  ignorance  of  foolish  men  :  as  free,  and  not  using  your 
liberty  for  a  cloak  of  maliciousness,  but  as  the  servants  of  God. 
Honour  all  men.  Love  the  brotherhood.  Fear  God.  Honour  the 
king.  Servants,  be  subject  to  your  masters  with  all  fear;  not  only 
to  the  good  and  gentle,  but  also  to  the  froward.  For  this  is  thank- 
worthy, if  a  man  for  conscience  toward  God  endure  grief,  suffering 
wrongfully. 

The  Collect. 

God  of  all  truth  and  grace,  who  hast  caused  the  Sun  of 
Righteousness  to  arise  upon  a  dark  and  benighted  world, 
in  bringing  up  Thy  Holy  One  from  the  grave ;  be  pleased 
graciously  so  to  illuminate  the  souls  of  Thy  people  with 
the.  beams  of  heavenly  wisdom,  that  they  may  continually 
walk  in  Thy  light,  and  know  both  to  avoid  evil  and  to 
follow  after  that  which  is  good  :  through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord,  who  livcth  and  reign  cth  with  Thee  and  the  Holy 
Ghost,  ever  one  God,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


fflurtlj  Sunhtii  wittx  (Bnttx — totafc. 


The  Gospel,  St.  John  xvi.  5-15. 

But  now  I  go  my  way  to  him  that  sent  me;  and  none  of  you  ask- 
eth  me,  Whither  goest  thou  ?  But  because  I  have  said  these  things 
unto  you,  sorrow  hath  filled  your  heart.  Nevertheless  I  tell  you  the 
truth  ;  It  is  expedient  for  you  that  I  go  away  :  for  if  I  go  not  away, 
the  Comforter  will  not  come  unto  you ;  but  if  I  depart,  I  will  send 

F 


82       FOURTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  EASTER. 

him  unto  you.  And  when  he  is  come,  he  will  reprove  the  world 
of  sin,  and  of  righteousness,  and  of  judgment :  of  sin,  because  they 
believe  not  on  me ;  of  righteousness,  because  I  go  to  my  Father, 
and  ye  see  me  no  more;  of  judgment,  because  the  prince  of  this 
world  is  judged.  I  have  yet  many  things  to  say  unto  you,  but  ye 
cannot  bear  them  now.  Howbeit  when  he,  the  Spirit  of  truth,  is 
come,  he  will  guide  you  into  all  truth :  for  he  shall  not  speak  of  him- 
self j  but  whatsoever  he  shall  hear,  that  shall  he  speak :  and  he  will 
shew  you  things  to  come.  He  shall  glorify  me  :  for  he  shall  receive 
of  mine,  and  shall  shew  it  unto  you.  All  things  that  the  Father 
hath  are  mine  :  therefore  said  I,  that  he  shall  take  of  mine,  and 
shall  shew  it  unto  you. 


The  Epistle,  St.  James  i.  16-21. 

Do  not  err,  my  beloved  brethren.  Every  good  gift  and  every 
perfect  gift  is  from  above,  and  cometh  down  from  the  Father  of 
lights,  with  whom  is  no  variableness,  neither  shadow  of  turning.  Of 
his  own  will  begat  he  us  with  the  word  of  truth,  that  we  should  be 
a  kind  of  firstfruits  of  his  creatures.  Wherefore,  my  beloved  breth- 
ren, let  every  man  be  swift  to  hear,  slow  to  speak,  slow  to  wrath  : 
for  the  wrath  of  man  worketh  not  the  righteousness  of  God.  Where- 
fore lay  apart  all  filthiness  and  superfluity  of  naughtiness,  and  re- 
ceive with  meekness  the  engrafted  word,  which  is  able  to  save  your 
souls. 

The  Collect. 

0  God,  the  Father  of  lights,  from  whom  cometh  down 
every  good  and  perfect  gift,  and  who  art  Thyself  the  only 
satisfying  portion  of  the  souls  which  Thou  hast  made  ; 
grant  us  grace,  we  beseech  Thee,  to  raise  our  thoughts 
and  affections  from  earth  to  heaven,  and  to  breathe  con- 
tinually after  Thy  presence ;  that  so,  in  the  midst  of  all 
worldly  vanity  and  change,  our  hearts  may  surely  there 
be  fixed,  where  alone  are  to  be  found  true  joys  and  ever- 
lasting peace  :  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


FIFTH   SUNDAY  AFTER  EASTER.  83 


fiti\  Sitniag  wiitx  (Bntn — gUph 


The  Gospel,  St.  John  xvi.  23-33. 

And  in  that  day  ye  shall  ask  me  nothing.  Verily,  verily,  I  say 
unto  you,  Whatsoever  ye  shall  ask  the  Father  in  my  name,  he  will 
give  it  you.  Hitherto  have  ye  asked  nothing  in  my  name  :  ask,  and 
ye  shall  receive,  that  your  joy  may  be  full.  These  things  have  I 
spoken  unto  you  in  proverbs  :  but  the  time  couieth,  when  I  shall  no 
more  speak  unto  you  in  proverbs,  but  I  shall  shew  you  plainly  of  the 
Father.  At  that  day  ye  shall  ask  in  my  name  :  and  I  say  not  unto 
you,  that  I  will  pray  the  Father  for  you :  for  the  Father  himself 
loveth  you,  because  ye  have  loved  me,  and  have  believed  that  I  came 
out  from  God.  I  came  forth  from  the  Father,  and  am  come  into 
the  world  :  again,  I  leave  the  world,  and  go  to  the  Father.  His 
disciples  said  unto  him,  Lo,  now  speakest  thou  plainly,  and  speakest 
no  proverb.  Now  are  we  sure  that  thou  knowest  all  things,  and 
needest  not  that  any  man  should  ask  thee  :  by  this  we  believe  that 
thou  earnest  forth  from  God.  Jesus  answered  them,  Do  ye  now 
believe  ?  Behold,  the  hour  cometh,  yea,  is  now  come,  that  ye  shall 
be  scattered,  every  man  to  his  own,  and  shall  leave  me  alone :  and 
yet  I  am  not  alone,  because  the  Father  is  with  me.  These  things  I 
have  spoken  unto  you,  that  in  me  ye  might  have  peace.  In  the 
world  ye  shall  have  tribulation  :  but  be  of  good  cheer ;  I  have  over- 
come the  world. 

The  Epistle,  St.  James  i.  22-27. 

But  be  ye  doers  of  the  word,  and  not  hearers  only,  deceiving  your 
own  selves.  For  if  any  be  a  hearer  of  the  word,  and  not  a  doer,  he 
is  like  unto  a  man  beholding  his  natural  face  in  a  glass  :  for  he  be- 
holdeth  himself,  and  goeth  his  way,  and  straightway  forgetteth  what 
manner  of  man  he  was.  But  whoso  looketh  into  the  perfect  law  of 
liberty,  and  continueth  therein,  he  being  not  a  forgetful  hearer,  but 
a  doer  of  the  work,  this  man  shall  be  blessed  in  his  deed.  If  any 
man  among  you  seem  to  be  religious,  and  bridleth  not  his  tongue, 
but  deceiveth  his  own  heart,  this  man's  religion  is  vain.  Pure  reli- 
gion and  undefiled  before  God  and  the  Father  is  this,  To  visit  the 
fatherless  and  widows  in  their  affliction,  and  to  keep  himself  un- 
spotted from  the  world. 


84  ASCENSION    DAY. 

The  Collect. 

Vouchsafe  unto  us,  O  Lord,  the  inspirations  of  Thy 
salutary  grace,  and  quicken  us  according  to  Thy  word ; 
that  knowing  what  is  right,  and  approving  that  which  is 
good,  we  may,  by  patient  continuance  in  well-doing,  seek 
for  glory  and  honor  and  immortality ;  and  so  finally, 
having  escaped  the  corruption  that  is  in  the  world  through 
lust,  find  an  entrance  ministered  unto  us  abundantly  into 
the  everlasting  kingdom  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus 
Christ:  to  whom,  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be 
honor  and  glory,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


^sfMtsiM  Sag. 


The  Gospel,  St.  Marh  xvi.  14-20. 

Afterward  he  appeared  unto  the  eleven  as  they  sat  at  meat,  and 
upbraided  them  with  their  unbelief  and  hardness  of  heart,  because 
they  believed  not  them  which  had  seen  him  after  he  was  risen.  And 
he  said  unto  them,  Go  ye  into  all  the  world,  and  preach  the  gospel 
to  every  creature.  He  that  believeth  and  is  baptized  shall  be  saved ; 
but  he  that  believeth  not  shall  be  damned.  And  these  signs  shall 
follow  them  that  believe  j  in  my  name  shall  they  cast  out  devils ; 
they  shall  speak  with  new  tongues  j  they  shall  take  up  serpents ; 
and  if  they  drink  any  deadly  thing,  it  shall  not  hurt  them ;  they 
shall  lay  hands  on  the  sick,  and  they  shall  recover.  So  then,  after 
tlis  Lord  had  spoken  unto  them,  he  was  received  up  into  heaven, 
and  sat  on  the  right  hand  of  God.  And  they  went  forth,  and 
preached  everywhere,  the  Lord  working  with  them,  and  confirming 
the  word  with  signs  following.    Amen. 

The  Epistle,  Acts  i.  1-11. 

The  former  treatise  have  I  made,  0  Theophilus,  of  all  that  Jesu3 
beo-an  both  to  do  and  teach,  until  the  day  in  which  he  was  taken  up, 
after  that  he  through  the  Holy  Ghost  had  given  commandments  unto 
the  apostles  whom  he  had  chosen :  to  whom  also  he  shewed  himself 
alive  after  his  passion  by  many  infallible  proofs,  being  seen  of  them 


ASCENSION    DAY.  85 

fortj  days,  and  speaking  of  the  things  pertaining  to  tlic  kingdom  of 
God :  and,  being  assembled  together  with  them,  commanded  them 
that  they  should  not  depart  from  Jerusalem,  but  wait  for  the  pro- 
mise  Of  the  Father,  which,  saith  he,  ye  have  heard  of  me.  For  John 
truly  baptized  wifti  witer •)  but  ye  shall  bo  baptized  with  the  Holy 
Ghost  not  many  days  hence.  When  they  therefore  were  oome  to- 
gether, they  asked  of  him,  saying,  Lord,  will  thou  at  this  time 
restore  again  the  kingdom  to  [srael?  And  he  said  unto  them,  It 
is  not  for  you  to  know  the  times  or  the  seasons,  which  the  Father 
hath  put  in  his  own  power.  But  ye  shall  receive  power,  after  that 
the  Holy  Ghost  is  come  upon  you  :  and  ye  shall  be  witnesses  unto 
me  both  in  Jerusalem,  and  in  all  Judea,  and  in  Samaria,  and  unto 
the  uttermost  part  of  the  earth.  And  when  he  had  spoken  these 
things,  while  they  beheld,  he  was  taken  up  ;  and  a  cloud  received 
him  out  of  their  sight.  And  while  they  looked  steadfastly  toward 
heaven  as  he  went  up,  behold,  two  men  stood  by  them  in  white 
apparel  j  which  also  said,  Ye  men  of  Galilee,  why  stand  ye  gazing 
up  into  heaven  ?  this  same  Jesus,  which  is  taken  up  from  you  into 
heaven,  shall  so  come  in  like  manner  as  ye  have  seen  him  go  into 
heaven. 

The  Collect. 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  who  on  this  day  didst 
glorify  Thy  Son  Jesus,  by  receiving  Him  up  into  heaven, 
and  setting  Him  at  Thine  own  right  hand,  far  above  all 
principality,  and  power,  and  might,  and  dominion,  and 
every  name  that  is  named,  not  only  in  this  world,  but  also 
in  that  which  is  to  come  ;  work  in  us,  we  beseech  Thee, 
such  firm  and  abiding  faith  in  this  mystery  as  may  raise 
us  in  heart  and  mind  above  all  things  here  below,  to  dwell 
with  Christ  in  heavenly  places,  and  to  possess  in  Him  our 
true  life ;  so  that  when  He  shall  appear  again,  according 
to  His  word,  we  also  may  appear  with  Him  in  gloiw  ever- 
lasting :  to  whom,  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  all 
worship  and  praise,  world  without  end.  Amen. 
8 


86  SUNDAY  AFTER  ASCENSION   DAY. 


Santos  uiUx  QHtninn  $%%—&nM. 


The  Gospel,  St.  John  xv.  26  —  xvi.  1. 

But  when  the  Comforter  is  come,  whom  I  will  send  unto  you  from 
the  Father,  even  the  Spirit  of  truth,  which  proceedeth  from  the 
Father,  he  shall  testify  of  me :  and  ye  also  shall  bear  witness,  be- 
cause ye  have  been  with  me  from  the  beginning.  These  things  have 
I  spoken  unto  you,  that  ye  should  not  be  offended. 


The  Epistle,  1  Pet.  iv.  7-11. 

But  the  end  of  all  things  is  at  hand  :  be  ye  therefore  sober,  and 
watch  unto  prayer.  And  above  all  things  have  fervent  charity 
among  yourselves:  for  charity  shall  cover  the  multitude  of  sins. 
Use  hospitality  one  to  another  without  grudging.  As  every  man 
hath  received  the  gift,  even  so  minister  the  same  one  to  another,  as 
good  stewards  of  the  manifold  grace  of  God.  If  any  man  speak,  let 
him  speak  as  the  oracles  of  God ;  if  any  man  minister,  let  him  do 
it  as  of  the  ability  which  God  giveth  •  that  God  in  all  things  may 
be  glorified  through  Jesus  Christ :  to  whom  be  praise  and  dominion 
for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 


The  Collect. 

0  God,  the  King  of  glory,  who  through  the  Resurrec- 
tion and  Ascension  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  hast  opened 
the  kingdom  of  heaven  to  all  believers;  leave  us  not  or- 
phans, we  beseech  Thee,  in  our  weary  mortal  state,  but 
send  unto  us  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  Comforter;  who  may 
guide  us  always  in  the  way  of  truth  and  peace,  and  bring 
us  in  the  end  to  those  mansions  of  rest  in  which  Christ 
now  dwells  and  reigns  :  to  whom,  with  Thee  and  the 
Holy  Ghost,  be  honor  and  glory,  world  without  end. 
Amen. 


WHITSUNDAY  —  PENTECOST.  87 


(Sftbitsttitiits— P*ntu0St. 

The  Gospel,  St.  John  xiv.  15-31. 

If  yc  love  me,  keep  my  commandments.  And  I  will  pray  the 
Father,  and  he  shall  give  you  another  Comforter,  that  he  may  abide 
with  you  for  ever;  even  the  Spirit  of  truth;  whom  the  world  cannot 
receive,  because  it  secth  him  not,  neither  knoweth  him  :  but  ye 
know  him ;  for  he  dwelleth  with  you,  and  shall  be  in  you.  I  will 
not  leave  you  comfortless  :  I  will  come  to  you.  Yet  a  little  while, 
and  the  world  sceth  me  no  more;  but  yc  see  me :  because  I  live,  ye 
shall  live  also.  At  that  day  ye  shall  know  that  I  am  in  my  Father, 
and  ye  in  me,  and  I  in  you.  He  that  hath  my  commandments, 
and  keepcth  them,  he  it  is  that  loveth  me  :  and  he  that  loveth  me 
shall  be  loved  of  my  Father,  and  I  will  love  him,  and  will  manifest 
myself  to  him.  Judas  saith  unto  him,  not  Iscariot,  Lord,  how  is 
it  that  thou  wilt  manifest  thyself  unto  us,  and  not  unto  the  world  ? 
Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him,  If  a  man  love  me,  he  will  keep 
my  words  :  and  my  Father  will  love  him,  and  we  will  come  unto 
him,  and  make  our  abode  with  him.  He  that  loveth  me  not  keep- 
eth  not  my  sayings  :  and  the  word  which  ye  hear  is  not  mine,  but 
the  Father's  which  sent  me.  These  things  have  I  spoken  unto  you, 
being  yet  present  with  you.  But  the  Comforter,  which  is  the  Holy 
Ghost,  whom  the  Father  will  send  in  my  name,  he  shall  teach  you 
all  things,  and  bring  all  things  to  your  remembrance,  whatsoever  I 
have  said  unto  you.  Peace  I  leave  with  you,  my  peace  I  give  unto 
you  :  not  as  the  world  giveth,  give  I  unto  you.  Let  not  your  heart 
be  troubled,  neither  let  it  be  afraid.  Ye  have  heard  how  I  said  unto 
you,  I  go  away,  and  come  again  unto  you.  If  ye  loved  me,  ye  would 
rejoice,  because  I  said,  I  go  unto  the  Father :  for  my  Father  is 
greater  than  I.  And  now  I  have  told  you  before  it  come  to  pass, 
that,  when  it  is  come  to  pass,  ye  might  believe.  Hereafter  I  will 
not  talk  much  with  you:  for  the  prince  of  this  world  cometh,  and 
hath  nothing  in  me.  But  that  the  world  may  know  that  I  love  the 
Father ;  and  as  the  Father  gave  me  commandment,  even  so  I  do. 
Arise,  let  us  go  hence. 

The  Epistle,  Acts  ii.  1-11. 

And  when  the  day  of  Pentecost  was  fully  come,  they  were  all  with 
one  accord  in  one  place.     And  suddenly  there  came  a  sound  from 


88  WHITMONDAY. 

heaven  as  of  a  rushing  mighty  wind,  and  it  filled  all  the  house  where 
they  were  sitting.  And  there  appeared  unto  them  cloven  tongues 
like  as  of  fire,  and  it  sat  upon  each  of  them.  And  they  were  all 
filled  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  began  to  speak  with  other  tongues, 
as  the  Spirit  gave  them  utterance.  And  there  were  dwelling  at 
Jerusalem  Jews,  devout  men,  out  of  every  nation  under  heaven. 
Now  when  this  was  noised  abroad,  the  multitude  came  together,  and 
were  confounded,  because  that  every  man  heard  them  speak  in  his 
own  language.  And  they  were  all  amazed,  and  marvelled,  saying 
one  to  another,  Behold,  are  not  all  these  which  speak  Galileans  ? 
and  how  hear  we  every  man  in  our  own  tongue,  wherein  we  were 
born  ?  Parthians,  and  Medes,  and  Elamites,  and  the  dwellers  in 
Mesopotamia,  and  in  Judea,  and  Cappadocia,  in  Pontus,  and  Asia, 
Phrygia,  and  Pamphylia,  in  Eg}~pt,  and  in  the  parts  of  Libya  about 
Cyrene,  and  strangers  of  Rome,  Jews  and  proselytes,  Cretes  and 
Arabians,  we  do  hear  them  speak  in  our  tongues  the  wonderful 
works  of  God. 

The  Collect. 

God  of  all  peace  and  consolation,  who  didst  gloriously 
fulfil  the  great  promise  of  the  Gospel,  by  sending  down 
Thy  Holy  Ghost  on  the  day  of  Pentecost,  to  establish  the 
Church  as  the  home  of  His  continual  presence  and  power 
among  men  ;  mercifully  grant  unto  us,  we  beseech  Thee, 
this  same  gift  of  the  Spirit,  to  renew,  illuminate,  refresh, 
and  sanctify  our  dying  souls,  to  be  over  us  and  around  us 
like  the  light  and  dew  of  heaven,  and  to  be  in  us  ever- 
more as  a  well  of  water  springing  up  into  everlasting  life  : 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  to  whom  with  Thee  and 
the  Holy  Ghost,  ever  one  God,  be  honor  and  glory,  world 
without  end.   Amen. 


The  Gospel,  St.  John  iii.  16-21. 

For  God  so  loved  the  world,  that  he  gave  his  only  begotten  Son, 
that  whosoever  believeth  in  him  should  not  perish,  but  have  ever- 
lasting life.  For  God  sent  not  his  Son  into  the  world  to  condemn 
the  world;  but  that  the  world  through  him  might  be  saved.     He 


WHITMONDAY.  89 

that  believeth  on  him  is  not  condemned  :  but  he  that  bclicveth  not 
is  condemned  already,  because  he  hath  not  believed  in  the  name  of 
the  only  begotten  Son  of  God.  And  this  is  the  condemnation,  that 
light  is  come  into  the  world,  and  men  loved  darkness  rather  than 
light,  because  their  deeds  were  evil.  For  every  one  that  doeth  evil 
hateth  the  light,  neither  coineth  to  the  light,  lest  his  deeds  should 
be  reproved.  But  he  that  doeth  truth  coineth  to  the  light,  that  his 
deeds  may  be  made  manifest,  that  they  ;ae  wrought  in  God. 

The  Epistle;  Acts  x.  84-48. 

Then  Peter  opened  his  mouth,  and  said,  Of  a  truth  I  perceive 
that  God  is  no  respecter  of  persons :  but  in  every  nation  he  that 
feareth  him,  and  worketh  righteousness,  is  accepted 'with  him.  The 
word  which  God  sent  unto  the  children  of  Israel,  preaching  peace 
by  Jesus  Christ :  he  is  Lord  of  all :  that  word,  I  say,  ye  know, 
which  was  published  throughout  all  Judea,  and  began  from  Galilee, 
after  the  baptism  which  John  preached ;  how  God  anointed  Jesus 
of  Nazareth  with  the  Holy  Ghost  and  with  power  :  who  went  about 
doing  good,  and  healing  all  that  were  oppressed  of  the  devil ;  for 
God  was  with  him.  And  we  are  witnesses  of  all  things  which  he 
did  both  in  the  land  of  the  Jews,  and  in  Jerusalem ;  whom  they 
slew  and  hanged  on  a  tree  :  him  God  raised  up  the  third  day,  and 
shewed  him  openly  j  not  to  all  the  people,  but  unto  witnesses  chosen 
before  of  God,  even  to  us,  who  did  eat  and  drink  with  him  after  he 
rose  from  the  dead.  And  he  commanded  us  to  preach  unto  the 
people,  and  to  testify  that  it  is  he  which  was  ordained  of  God  to  be 
the  Judge  of  quick  and  dead.  To  him  give  all  the  prophets  wit- 
ness, that  through  his  name  whosoever  believeth  in  him  shall  re- 
ceive remission  of  sins.  While  Peter  yet  spake  these  words,  the 
Holy  Ghost  fell  on  all  them  which  heard  the  word.  And  they  of  the 
circumcision  which  believed  were  astonished,  as  many  as  came  with 
Peter,  because  that  on  the  Gentiles  also  was  poured  out  the  gift  of 
the  Holy  Ghost.  For  they  heard  them  speak  with  tongues,  and 
magnify  God.  Then  answered  Peter,  Can  any  man  forbid  water, 
that  these  should  not  be  baptized,  which  have  received  the  Holy 
Ghost  as  well  as  we  ?  And  he  commanded  them  to  be  baptized  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord.    Then  prayed  they  him  to  tarry  certain  days 

The  Collect. 

Most  glorious  and  blessed  God,  who,  through  the  Holy 
Ghost,  hast  made  Thy  One  Catholic  Church  to  be  the 
8* 


90  TRINITY   SUNDAY. 

Body  of  Christ,  the  fulness  of  Him  that  filleth  all  in  all; 
we  humbly  beseech  Thee  to  grant  unto  us,  and  to  all  Thy 
people,  such  strong  and  steadfast  faith  in  this  great  mys- 
tery of  grace,  that  being  safely  defended  from  all  heresy 
aud  schism,  we  may  ever  abide  in  the  unity  of  the  Spirit, 
and  so  grow  up  into  Him  in  all  things  which  is  the  Head, 
even  Christ :  to  whom,  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost, 
ever  one  God,  be  all  honor  and  praise,  world  without  end. 
Amen. 


f  nnitU  SuniBU. 


The  Gospel,  St.  John  iii.  1-15. 

There  was  a  man  of  the  Pharisees,  named  Nicodemus,  a  ruler  of 
the  Jews :  the  same  came  to  Jesus  by  night,  and  said  unto  him, 
Rabbi,  we  know  that  thou  art  a  teacher  come  from  God  ;  for  no  man 
can  do  these  miracles  that  thou  doest,  except  God  be  with  him. 
Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him,  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  thee, 
Except  a  man  be  born  again,  he  cannot  see  the  kingdom  of  God. 
Nicodemus  saith  unto  him,  How  can  a  man  be  born  when  he  is  old  ? 
can  he  enter  the  second  time  into  his  mother's  womb,  and  be  born  ? 
Jesus  answered,  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  thee,  Except  a  man  be 
born  of  water  and  of  the  Spirit,  he  cannot  enter  into  the  kingdom 
of  God.  That  which  is  born  of  the  flesh  is  flesh;  and  that  which  is 
born  of  the  Spirit  is  spirit.  Marvel  not  that  I  said  unto  thee,  Ye 
must  be  born  again.  The  wind  bloweth  where  it  listeth,  and  thou 
hearest  the  sound  thereof,  but  canst  not  tell  whence  it  cometh,  and 
whither  it  goeth  :  so  is  every  one  that  is  born  of  the  Spirit.  Nico- 
demus answered  and  said  unto  him,  How  can  these  things  be? 
Jesus  answered  and  said  unto  him,  Art  thou  a  master  of  Israel,  and 
knowest  not  these  things?  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  thee,  We 
speak  that  we  do  know,  and  testify  that  we  have  seen ;  and  ye  re- 
ceive not  our  witness.  If  I  have  told  you  earthly  things,  and  ye 
believe  not,  how  shall  ye  believe,  if  I  tell  you  of  heavenly  things  ? 
And  no  man  hath  ascended  up  to  heaven,  but  he  that  came  down 
from  heaven,  even  the  Son  of  man  which  is  in  heaven.  And  as 
Moses  lifted  up  the  serpent  in  the  wilderness,  even  so  must  the  Son 
of  man  be  lifted  up :  that  whosoever  believeth  in  him  sh  )uld  not 
perish,  but  have  eternal  life. 


TRINITY   SUNDAY.  91 

The  Epistle,  Rev.  iv.  1-11. 

After  this  I  looked,  and,  behold,  a  door  was  opened  in  heaven : 
and  the  first  voice  which  I  heard  was  as  it  were  of  a  trumpet  talking 
with  me  j  which  said,  Come  up  hither,  and  I  will  shew  thee  things 
which  must  be  hereafter.  And  immediately  I  was  in  the  Spirit : 
and,  behold,  a  throne  was  set  in  heaven,  and  one  sat  on  the  throne. 
And  he  that  sat  was  to  look  upon  like  a  jasper  and  a  sardine  stone  : 
and  there  was  a  rainbow  round  about  the  throne,  in  sight  like  unto 
an  emerald.  And  round  about  the  throne  were  four  and  twenty 
seats  :  and  upon  the  seats  I  saw  four  and  twenty  elders  sitting, 
clothed  in  white  raiment;  and  they  had  on  their  heads  crowns  of 
gold.  And  out  of  the  throne  proceeded  lightnings  and  thunderings 
and  voices :  and  there  were  seven  lamps  of  fire  burning  before  the 
throne,  which  are  the  seven  spirits  of  God.  And  before  the  throne 
there  was  a  sea  of  glass,  like  unto  crystal :  and  in  the  midst  of  the 
throne,  and  round  about  the  throne,  were  four  beasts  full  of  eyes 
before  and  behind.  And  the  first  beast  was  like  a  lion,  and  the 
second  beast  like  a  calf,  and  the  third  beast  had  a  face  as  a  man,  and 
the  fourth  beast  was  like  a  flying  eagle.  And  the  four  beasts  had 
each  of  them  six  wings  about  him •  and  they  were  full  of  eyes  within : 
and  they  rest  not  day  and  night,  saying,  Holy,  holy,  holy,  Lord  God 
Almighty,  which  was,  and  is,  and  is  to  come.  And  when  those 
beasts  give  glory  and  honour  and  thanks  to  him  that  sat  on  the 
throne,  who  liveth  for  ever  and  ever,  the  four  and  twenty  elders  fall 
down  before  him  that*  sat  on  the  throne,  and  worship  him  that  liveth 
for  ever  and  ever,  and  cast  their  crowns  before  the  throne,  saying, 
Thou  art  worthy,  0  Lord,  to  receive  glory  and  honour  and  power : 
for  thou  hast  created  all  things,  and  for  thy  pleasure  they  are  and 
were  created. 

The  Collect. 

O  God,  the  Creator  and  Saviour  of  the  world,  who  hast 
made  Thyself  known  in  the  work  of  man's  redemption,  as 
the  Mystery  of  the  ever  adorable  Trinity,  Father,  Son, 
and  Holy  Ghost,  Three  in  One  and  One  in  Three  ;  reveal 
in  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  the  full  power  of  this  faith,  into 
which  we  have  been  planted  by  baptism  ;  that  being  born 
of  water  and  of  the  Spirit,  we  may  by  a  life  of  holiness  be 
formed  into  Thine  image  here,  and  rise  to  Thy  blissful 
presence  hereafter:  there  to  join,  with  the  song  of  the 
seraphim,  in  praising  Thee,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


92  FIRST   SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY 


Jini  Suttftag  aftu  ®ntuig, 


The  Gospel,  St.  Luke  xvi.  19-31. 

There  was  a  certain  rich  man,  which  was  clothed  in  purple  and 
fine  linen,  and  fared  sumptuously  every  day :  and  there  was  a  cer- 
tain beggar  named  Lazarus,  which  was  laid  at  his  gate,  full  of  sores, 
and  desiring  to  be  fed  with  the  crumbs  which  fell  from  the  rich 
man's  table :  moreover  the  dogs  came  and  licked  his  sores.  And 
it  came  to  pass  that  the  beggar  died,  and  was  carried  by  the  angels 
into  Abraham's  bosom  :  the  rich  man  also  died,  and  was  buried ;  and 
in  hell  he  lifted  up  his  eyes,  being  in  torments,  and  seeth  Abraham 
afar  off,  and  Lazarus  in  his  bosom.  And  he  cried  and  said,  Father 
Abraham,  have  mercy  on  me,  and  send  Lazarus,  that  he  may  dip 
the  tip  of  his  finger  in  water,  and  cool  my  tongue ;  for  I  am  tor- 
mented in  this  flame.  But  Abraham  said,  Son,  remember  that  thou 
in  thy  lifetime  receivedst  thy  good  things,  and  likewise  Lazarus  evil 
things :  but  now  he  is  comforted,  and  thou  art  tormented.  And 
beside  all  this,  between  us  and  you  there  is  a  great  gulf  fixed  :  so 
that  they  which  would  pass  from  hence  to  you  cannot ;  neither  can 
they  pass  to  us,  that  would  come  from  thence.  Then  he  said,  I  pray 
thee  therefore,  father,  that  thou  wouldest  send  him  to  my  father's 
house :  for  I  have  five  brethren ;  that  he  may  testify  unto  them, 
(est  they  also  come  into  this  place  of  torment.  Abraham  saith  unto 
him,  They  have  Moses  and  the  prophets;  let  them  hear  them.  And 
he  said,  Nay,  father  Abraham  :  but  if  one  went  unto  them  from  the 
dead,  they  will  repent.  And  he  said  unto  him,  If  they  hear  not 
Moses  and  the  prophets,  neither  will  they  be  persuaded,  though  one 
rose  from  the  dead. 

The  Epistle,  1  John  iv.  7-21. 

Beloved,  let  us  love  one  another :  for  love  is  of  God ;  and  every 
one  that  loveth  is  born  of  God,  and  knoweth  God.  He  that  loveth 
not,  knoweth  not  God ;  for  God  is  love.  In  this  was  manifested  the 
love  of  God  toward  us,  because  that  God  sent  his  only  begotten  Son 
into  the  world,  that  we  might  live  through  him.  Herein  is  love,  not 
that  we  loved  God,  but  that  he  loved  us,  and  sent  his  Son  to  be  the 
propitiation  for  our  sins.  Beloved,  if  God  so  loved  us,  we  ought  also 
t3  love  one  another.     No  man  hath  seen  God  at  any  time.     If  we 


SECOND   SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY.  1)3 

love  one  another,  God  dwelleth  in  us,  and  his  love  is  perfected  in 
us.  Hereby  know  we  that  we  dwell  in  him,  and  he  in  us,  because 
he  hath  given  us  of  his  Spirit.  And  we  have  seen  and  do  testify, 
that  the  Father  sent  the  Son  to  be  the  Saviour  of  the  world.  Who- 
soever shall  confess  that  Jesus  is  the  Son  of  God,  God  dwelleth  in 
him,  and  he  in  God.  And  we  have  known  and  believed  the  love 
that  God  hath  to  us.  God  is  love ;  and  he  that  dwelleth  in  love 
dwelleth  in  God,  and  God  in  him.  Herein  is  our  love  made  perfect, 
that  we  may  have  boldness  in  the  day  of  judgment :  because  as  ho 
is,  so  are  we  in  this  world.  There  is  no  fear  in  love ;  but  perfect 
love  casteth  out  fear :  because  fear  hath  torment.  He  that  feareth, 
is  not  made  perfect  in  love.  We  love  him,  because  he  first  loved 
us.  If  a  man  say,  I  love  God,  and  hateth  his  brother,  he  is  a  liar : 
for  he  that  loveth  not  his  brother  whom  he  hath  seen,  how  can  he 
love  God  whom  he  hath  not  seen  ?  And  this  commandment  have 
we  from  him,  That  he  who  loveth  God  love  his  brother  also. 

The  Collect. 

0  God,  the  strength  of  all  them  that  put  their  trust  in 
Thee,  who  hast  not  appointed  us  unto  wrath,  but  to  obtain 
salvation  by  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ ;  because  through  the 
weakness  of  our  mortal  nature  we  can  do  no  good  thing 
without  Thee,  we  beseech  Thee  to  grant  us  the  help  of 
Thy  grace,  and  to  breathe  into  us  that  divine  charity 
which  is  the  fulfilling  of  the  law ;  that  in  keeping  Thy 
commandments  we  may  please  Thee  both  in  will  and 
deed,  and  be  counted  worthy,  after  the  sufferings  of  this 
life,  to  reign  with  Christ  in  heaven  :  to  whom,  with  Thee 
and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  honor  and  glory,  world  without 
end.     Amen 


U0nlr  Stfttfrag  Kittx  Sriniig. 


The  Gospel,  St.  Luke  xiv.  16-24. 

Then  said  he  unto  him,  A  certain  man  made  a  great  supper,  and 
bade  many :  and  sent  his  servant  at  supper  time  to  say  to  them  that 
were  bidden,  Come ;  for  all  things  are  now  ready.  And  they  all 
with  one  consent  began  to  make  excuse.     The  first  said  unto  him,  I 


94  SECOND    SUNDAY    AFTER    TRINITY. 

have  bought  a  piece  of  ground,  and  I  must  needs  go  and  see  it :  1 
pray  thee  have  me  excused.  And  another  said,  I  have  bought  five 
yoke  of  oxen,  and  I  go  to  prove  them  :  I  pray  thee  have  me  excused. 
And  another  said,  I  have  married  a  wife,  and  therefore  I  cannot 
come.  So  that  servant  came,  and  shewed  his  lord  these  things. 
Then  the  master  of  the  house  being  angry  said  to  his  servant,  Go 
out  quickly  into  the  streets  and  lanes  of  the  city,  and  bring  in  hither 
the  poor,  and  the  maimed,  and  the  halt,  and  the  blind.  And  the 
servant  said,  Lord,  it  is  done  as  thou  hast  commanded,  and  yet 
there  is  room.  And  the  lord  said  unto  the  servant,  Go  out  into  the 
highways  and  hedges,  and  compel  them  to  come  in,  that  my  house 
may  be  filled.  For  I  say  unto  you,  That  none  of  those  men  which 
were  bidden  shall  taste  of  my  supper. 

The  Epistle,  1  John  iii.  13-24. 

Marvel  not,  my  brethren,  if  the  world  hate  you.  We  know  that 
we  have  passed  from  death  unto  life,  because  we  love  the  brethren. 
He  that  loveth  not  his  brother  abideth  in  death.  Whosoever  hateth 
his  brother  is  a  murderer  :  and  ye  know  that  no  murderer  hath  eter- 
nal life  abiding  in  him.  Hereby  perceive  wo  the  love  of  God.  be- 
cause he  laid  down  his  life  for  us :  and  we  ought  to  lay  down  our 
lives  for  the  brethren.  But  whoso  hath  this  world's  good,  and  seeth 
his  brother  have  need,  and  shutteth  up  his  bowels  of  compassion 
from  him,  how  dwelleth  the  love  of  God  in  him  ?  My  little  children, 
let  us  not  love  in  word,  neither  in  tongue;  but  in  deed  and  in 
truth.  And  hereby  we  know  that  we  are  of  the  truth,  and  shall 
assure  our  hearts  before  him.  For  if  our  heart  condemn  us,  God  is 
greater  than  our  heart,  and  knoweth  all  things.  Beloved,  if  our 
heart  condemn  us  not,  then  have  we  confidence  toward  God.  And 
whatsoever  we  ask,  we  receive  of  him,  because  we  keep  his  com- 
mandments, and  do  those  things  that  are  pleasing  in  his  sight.  And 
this  is  his  commandment,  That  we  should  believe  on  the  name  of 
his  Son  Jesus  Christ,  and  love  one  another,  as  he  gave  us  command- 
ment. And  he  that  keepeth  his  commandments  dwelleth  in  him, 
and  he  in  him.  And  hereby  we  know  that  he  abideth  in  us,  by  the 
Spirit  which  he  hath  given  us. 

The  Collect. 
Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  the  source  of  all  life 
and  joy,  who,  by  the  glad  sound  of  the  gospel,  hast  called 
us  to  have  part  in  Thy  kingdom  and  glory;  shine  power- 


THIRD   SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY.  95 

fully  into  our  hearts,  we  beseech  Thee,  by  Thy  word  and 
Spirit,  and  draw  us  with  the  cords  of  Thy  constraining 
grace ;  that  we  may  heartily  choose  that  good  part  which 
shall  not  be  taken  away  from  us,  and  give  all  diligence  to 
make  our  calling  and  election  sure:  through  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord.     Amen. 


The  Gospel,  St.  Luke  xv.  1-10. 

Then  drew  near  unto  him  all  the  publicans  and  sinners  for  to 
hear  him.  And  the  Pharisees  and  Scribes  murmured,  saying,  This 
man  receiveth  sinners,  and  eateth  with  them.  And  he  spake  this 
parable  unto  them,  saying,  What  man  of  you,  having  a  hundred 
sheep,  if  he  lose  one  of  them,  doth  not  leave  the  ninety  and  nine  in 
the  wilderness,  and  go  after  that  which  is  lost,  until  he  find  it?  And 
when  he  hath  found  it,  he  layeth  it  on  his  shoulders,  rejoicing.  And 
when  he  cometh  home,  he  calleth  together  his  friends  and  neigh- 
bours, saying  unto  them,  Kejoice  with  me;  for  I  have  found  my 
sheep  which  was  lost.  I  say  unto  you,  that  likewise  joy  shall  be  in 
heaven  over  one  sinner  that  repenteth,  more  than  over  ninety  and  nine 
just  persons  which  need  no  repentance.  Either  what  woman  having 
ten  pieees  of  silver,  if  she  lose  one  piece,  doth  not  light  a  candle, 
and  sweep  the  house,  and  seek  diligently  till  she  find  it  ?  And  when 
she  hath  found  it,  she  calleth  her  friends  and  her  neighbours  to- 
gether, saying,  Rejoice  with  me;  for  I  have  found  the  piece  which 
I  had  lost.  Likewise,  I  say  unto  you,  There  is  joy  in  the  presence 
of  the  angels  of  God  over  one  sinner  that  repenteth. 

The  Epistle,  1  Pet.  v.  5-11. 

Likewise,  ye  younger,  submit  yourselves  unto  the  elder.  Yea,  all 
of  you  be  subject  one  to  another,  and  be  clothed  with  humility :  for 
God  resisteth  the  proud,  and  giveth  grace  to  the  humble.  Humble 
yourselves  therefore  under  the  mighty  hand  of  God,  that  he  may 
exalt  you  in  due  time  :  casting  all  your  care  upon  him ;  for  he  careth 
for  you.  Be  sober,  be  vigilant ;  because  your  adversary  the  devil, 
as  a  roaring  lion,  walketh  about,  seeking  whom  he  may  devour: 
whom  resist  steadfast  in  the  faith,  knowing  that  the  same  afflictions 
are  accomplished  in  your  brethren  that  are  in  the  world.     But  the 


96      FOURTH  SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY. 

God  of  all  grace,  who  hath  called  us  unto  his  eternal  glory  by  Christ 
Jesus,  after  that  ye  have  suffered  a  while,  make  you  perfect,  esta- 
blish, strengthen,  settle  you.  To  him  be  glory  and  dominion  for 
ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

The  Collect. 

O  God,  the  Lord,  strong  to  deliver  and  mighty  to  save, 
who  hast  been  the  refuge  and  dwelling-place  of  Thy  peo- 
ple in  all  generations  ;  perfect  and  fulfil  in  us,  we  beseech 
Thee,  the  work  of  Thy  converting  grace,  and  be  pleased 
to  confirm  us  in  every  good  purpose  and  deed ;  that 
having  been  called  into  the  way  of  righteousness,  we  may- 
have  power  to  continue  steadfastly  in  the  same  until  the 
day  of  Jesus  Christ :  to  whom,  with  Thee  and  the  Holy 
Ghost,  be  all  honor  and  praise,  world  without  end.  Amen. 


The  Gospel,  St.  Luke  vi.  36-42. 

Be  ye  therefore  merciful,  as  your  Father  also  is  merciful.  Judge 
not,  and  ye  shall  not  be  judged ;  condemn  not,  and  ye  shall  not  be 
condemned  :  forgive,  and  ye  shall  be  forgiven  :  give,  and  it  shall  be 
given  unto  you ;  good  measure,  pressed  down,  and  shaken  together, 
and  running  over,  shall  men  give  into  your  bosom.  For  with  the 
same  measure  that  ye  mete  withal  it  shall  be  measured  to  you  again. 
And  he  spake  a  parable  unto  them ;  Can  the  blind  lead  the  blind  ? 
shall  they  not  both  fall  into  the  ditch  ?  The  disciple  is  not  above 
his  master :  but  every  one  that  is  perfect  shall  be  as  his  master. 
And  why  beholdest  thou  the  mote  that  is  in  thy  brother's  eye,  but 
perceivest  not  the  beam  that  is  in  thine  own  eye  ?  Either  how  canst 
thou  say  to  thy  brother,  Brother,  let  me  pull  out  the  mote  that  is 
in  thine  eye,  when  thou  thyself  beholdest  not  the  beam  that  is  in 
thine  own  eye  ?  Thou  hypocrite,  cast  out  first  the  beam  out  of  thine 
own  eye,  and  then  shalt  thou  see  clearly  to  pull  out  the  mote  that 
is  in  thy  brother's  eye. 

The  Epistle,  Rom.  viii.  18-23. 

For  I  reckon  that  the  sufferings  of  this  present  time  are  not 
worthy  to  be  compared  with  the  glory  which  shall  be  revealed  in  us. 


FIFTH   SUNDAY  AFTER   TRINITY.  97 

For  the  earnest  expectation  of  the  creature  waiteth  for  the  manifes- 
tation of  the  sons  of  God.  For  the  creature  was  made  subject  to 
vanity,  not  willingly,  but  by  reason  of  him  who  hath  subjected  the 
same  in  hope  •  because  the  creature  itself  also  shall  be  delivered  from 
the  bondage  of  corruption  into  the  glorious  liberty  of  the  children 
of  God.  For  we  know  that  the  whole  creation  groaneth  and  travail- 
eth  in  pain  together  until  now.  And  not  only  they,  but  ourselves 
also,  which  have  the  firstfruits  of  the  Spirit,  even  we  ourselves  groan 
within  ourselves,  waiting  for  the  adoption,  to  wit,  the  redemption 
of  our  body. 

The  Collect. 

0  God,  whose  favor  is  life,  and  in  whose  presence  there 
is  fulness  of  peace  and  joy  ;  vouchsafe  unto  us,  we  beseech 
Thee,  such  an  abiding  sense  of  the  reality  and  glory  of 
those  things  which  Thou  hast  prepared  for  them  that  love 
Thee,  as  may  serve  to  raise  ns  above  the  vanity  of  this 
present  world,  both  in  its  pleasures  and  in  its  necessary 
trials  and  pains ;  so  that  under  Thy  guidance  and  help 
all  things  here  shall  work  together  for  our  everlasting  sal- 
vation :  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


fxiUl  StfK&ag  aftu  ftriniig. 


The  Gospel,  St.  lAike  v.  1-11. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  that,  as  the  people  pressed  upon  him  to  hear 
the  word  of  God,  he  stood  by  the  lake  of  Gennesaret,  and  saw  two 
ships  standing  by  the  lake  :  but  the  fishermen  were  gone  ^out  of 
them,  and  were  washing  their  nets.  And  he  entered  into  one  of  the 
ships,  which  was  Simon's,  and  prayed  him  that  he  would  thrust  out 
a  little  from  the  land.  And  he  sat  down,  and  taught  the  people  out 
of  the  ship.  Now  when  he  had  left  speaking,  he  said  unto  Simon, 
Launch  out  into  the  deep,  and  let  down  your  nets  for  a  draught. 
And  Simon  answering  said  unto  him,  Master,  we  have  toiled  all 
the  night,  and  have  taken  nothing :  nevertheless  at  thy  word  I  will 
let  dowu  the  net.  And  when  they  had  this  done,  they  inclosed  a 
great  multitude  of  fishes  :  and  their  net  brake.  And  they  beckoned 
unto  their  partners,  which  were  in  the  other  ship,  that  they  should 
9  G 


98  FIFTH   SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY. 

come  and  help  them.  And  they  came,  and  filled  both  the  ships,  so 
that  they  began  to  sink.  When  Simon  Peter  saw  it,  he  fell  dowD 
at  Jesus'  knees,  saying,  Depart  from  me ;  for  I  am  a  sinful  man, 
0  Lord.  For  he  was  astonished,  and  all  that  were  with  him,  at  the 
draught  of  the  fishes  which  they  had  taken  :  and  so  was  also  James 
and  John,  the  sons  of  Zebedee,  which  were  partners  with  Simon. 
And  Jesus  said  unto  Simon,  Fear  not ;  from  henceforth  thou  shalt 
catch  men.  And  when  they  had  brought  their  ships  to  land,  they 
forsook  all,  and  followed  him. 

The  Epistle,  1  Pet.  iii.  8-15. 

Finally,  be  ye  all  of  one  mind,  having  compassion  one  of  another; 
love  as  brethren,  be  pitiful,  be  courteous  :  not  rendering  evil  for 
evil,  or  railing  for  railing :  but  contrariwise  blessing ;  knowing  that 
ye  are  thereunto  called,  that  ye  should  inherit  a  blessing.  For  he 
that  will  love  life,  and  see  good  days,  let  him  refrain  his  tongue 
from  evil,  and  his  lips  that  they  speak  no  guile :  let  him  eschew 
evil,  and  do  good ;  let  him  seek  peace,  and  ensue  it.  For  the  eyes 
of  the  Lord  are  over  the  righteous,  and  his  ears  are  open  unto  their 
prayers  :  but  the  face  of  the  Lord  is  against  them  that  do  evil.  And 
who  is  he  that  will  harm  you,  if  ye  be  followers  of  that  which  is 
good  ?  But  and  if  ye  suffer  for  righteousness'  sake,  happy  are  ye  : 
and  be  not  afraid  of  their  terror,  neither  be  troubled ;  but  sanctify 
the  Lord  God  in  your  hearts :  and  be  ready  always  to  give  an  an- 
swer to  every  man  that  asketh  you  a  reason  of  the  hope  that  is  in 
you,  with  meekness  and  fear. 

The  Collect. 

Cause  Thy  Church  to  arise  and  shine,  0  Lord,  and  let 
her  ministers  be  clothed  with  righteousness  and  salvation ; 
xhat  Thy  word  which  is  in  their  hands  may  not  return 
anto  Thee  void,  but  have  free  course  and  be  glorified  in 
the  world ;  prospering  in  the  thing  whereunto  Thou  hast 
sent  it,  and  prevailing  mightily  to  turn  men  from  dark- 
ness to  light,  and  from  the  power  of  Satan  unto  God,  that 
they  may  receive  forgiveness  of  sins,  and  inheritance 
among  them  which  are  sanctified  by  faith  that  is  in  Christ: 
to  whom,  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  honor  and 
gloryT,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


SIXTH   SUNDAY   AFTER   TRINITY.  99 


Si^tfr  SunbiuT  after  IrinUg. 


The  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  v.  20-26. 

For  I  say  unto  you,  That  except  your  righteousness  shall  exceed 
the  righteousness  of  the  Scribes  and  Pharisees,  ye  shall  in  no  case 
enter  into  the  kingdom  of  heaven.  Ye  have  heard  that  it  was  said 
by  them  of  old  time,  Thou  shalt  not  kill ;  and  whosoever  shall  kill 
shall  be  in  danger  of  the  judgment :  but  I  say  unto  you,  That  who- 
soever is  angry  with  his  brother  without  a  cause  shall  be  in  danger 
of  the  judgment :  and  whosoever  shall  say  to  his  brother,  Raca,  shall 
be  in  danger  of  the  council :  but  whosoever  shall  say,  Thou  fool, 
shall  be  in  danger  of  hell  fire.  Therefore  if  thou  bring  thy  gift  to 
the  altar,  and  there  rememberest  that  thy  brother  hath  aught  against 
thee ;  leave  there  thy  gift  before  the  altar,  and  go  thy  way  j  first  be 
reconciled  to  thy  brother,  and  then  come  and  offer  thy  gift.  Agree 
with  thine  adversary  quickly,  while  thou  art  in  the  way  with  him  ; 
lest  at  any  time  the  adversary  deliver  thee  to  the  judge,  and  the 
judge  deliver  thee  to  the  officer,  and  thou  be  cast  into  prison. 
Verily  I  say  unto  thee,  Thou  shalt  by  no  means  come  out  thence, 
till  thou  hast  paid  the  uttermost  farthing. 

The  Epistle,  Rom.  vi.  3-11. 

Know  ye  not,  that  so  many  of  us  as  were  baptized  into  Jesus 
Christ  were  baptized  into  his  death  ?  Therefore  we  are  buried  with 
him  by  baptism  into  death :  that  like  as  Christ  was  raised  up  from 
the  dead  by  the  glory  of  the  Father,  even  so  we  also  should  walk  in 
newness  of  life.  For  if  we  have  been  planted  together  in  the  like- 
ness of  his  death,  we  shall  be  also  in  the  likeness  of  his  resurrection  : 
knowing  this,  that  our  old  man  is  crucified  with  him,  that  the  body 
of  sin  might  be  destroyed,  that  henceforth  we  should  not  serve  sin. 
For  he  that  is  dead  is  freed  from  sin.  Now  if  we  be  dead  with 
Christ,  we  believe  that  we  shall  also  live  with  him :  knowing  that 
Christ  being  raised  from  the  dead  dieth  no  more ;  death  hath  no 
more  dominion  over  him.  For  in  that  he  died,  lie  died  unto  sin 
once  :  but  in  that  he  liveth,  he  liveth  unto  God.  Likewise  reckon 
ye  also  yourselves  to  be  dead  indeed  unto  sin,  but  alive  unto  God 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 


100  SEVENTH   SUNDAY  AFTER   TRINITY. 

The  Collect. 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  through  whose  mercy 
we  are  saved  by  the  washing  of  regeneration  and  renew- 
ing of  the  Holy  Ghost;  let  this  grace  reign  in  us,  we  he- 
seech  Thee,  as  the  power  of  a  new  heavenly  life  ;  whereby 
denying  ungodliness  and  worldly  lusts,  we  may  live  so- 
berly, righteously,  and  godly,  in  this  present  world  ;  look- 
ing for  the  glorious  appearing  of  our  Saviour  Jesus  Christ, 
who  gave  Himself  for  us,  that  He  might  redeem  us  from 
all  iniquity,  and  purify  unto  Himself  a  peculiar  people, 
zealous  of  good  works  :  to  whom,  with  Thee  and  the  Holy 
Ghost,  be  honor  and  glory,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


Sfltttttft  SttttAntg  ixihx  ffititf; 


The  Gospel,  St.  Mark  viii.  1-9. 


In  those  days  the  multitude  being  very  great,  and  having  nothing 
to  eat,  Jesus  called  his  disciples  unto  him,  and  saith  unto  them,  I 
have  compassion  on  the  multitude,  because  they  have  now  been  with 
me  three  days,  and  have  nothing  to  eat :  and  if  I  send  them  away 
fasting  to  their  own  houses,  they  will  faint  by  the  way :  for  divers 
of  them  came  from  far.  And  his  disciples  answered  him,  From 
whence  can  a  man  satisfy  these  men  with  bread  here  in  the  wilder- 
ness ?  And  he  asked  them,  How  many  loaves  have  ye  ?  And  they 
said,  Seven.  And  he  commanded  the  people  to  sit  down  on  the 
ground :  and  he  took  the  seven  loaves,  and  gave  thanks,  and  brake, 
and  gave  to  his  disciples  to  set  before  them ;  and  they  did  set  them 
before  the  people.  And  they  had  a  few  small  fishes :  and  he  blessed, 
and  commanded  to  set  them  also  before  them.  So  they  did  eat,  and 
were  filled  :  and  they  took  up  of  the  broken  meat  that  was  left  seven 
baskets.  And  they  that  had  eaten  were  about  four  thousand  :  and 
he  sent  them  away. 

The  Epistle,  Rom.  vi.  19-23. 

I  speak  after  the  manner  of  men  because  of  the  infirmity  of  your 
flesh  :  for  as  ye  have  yielded  your  members  servants  to  uncleanness 
and  to  iniquity  unto  iniquity;  even  so  now  yield  your  members 


EIGHTH   SUNDAY   AFTER   TRINITY.  101 

servants  to  righteousness  unto  holiness.  For  when  ye  wore  the 
servants  of  sin,  ye  were  free  from  righteousness.  What  fruit  had  ye 
then  in  those  things  whereof  ye  are  now  ashamed?  for  the  end  of 
those  things  is  death.  But  now  being  made  free  from  sin,  and  be- 
come servants  to  God,  ye  have  your  fruit  unto  holiness,  and  the 
end  everlasting  life.  For  the  wages  of  sin  is  death;  but  the  gift 
of  God  is  eternal  life  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

The  Collect. 

Almighty  God,  the  Former  of  our  bodies  and  Father 
of  our  spirits,  in  whom  we  live,  move,  and  have  our  being ; 
shed  abroad  Thy  love  in  our  hearts,  we  beseech  Thee,  and 
cause  the  comfort  of  Thy  heavenly  grace  to  abound  in  us, 
as  the  earnest  and  pledge  of  joys  to  come;  that  casting 
away  all  anxious  thought  for  the  transitory  things  of  this 
world,  we  may  seek  first  Thy  kingdom  and  righteousness, 
and  labor  only  for  that  meat  which  endureth  unto  ever- 
lasting life  :  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


(£i$\t\)  Sttttfcas  after  friiutg. 

The  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  vii.  15-21. 

Beware  of  false  prophets,  which  come  to  you  in  sheep's  clothing, 
but  inwardly  they  are  ravening  wolves.  Ye  shall  know  them  by  their 
fruits.  Do  men  gather  grapes  of  thorns,  or  figs  of  thistles  ?  Even 
so  every  good  tree  bringeth  forth  good  fruit;  but  a  corrupt  tree 
bringeth  forth  evil  fruit.  A  good  tree  cannot  bring  forth  evil  fruit, 
neither  can  a  corrupt  tree  bring  forth  good  fruit.  Every  tree  that 
bringeth  not  forth  good  fruit  is  hewn  down,  and  cast  into  the  fire. 
Wherefore  by  their  fruits  ye  shall  know  them.  Not  every  one  that 
saith  unto  me,  Lord,  Lord,  shall  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  heaven; 
but  he  that  doeth  the  will  of  my  Father  which  is  in  heaven. 

The  Epistle,  Rom.  viii.  12-17. 

Therefore,  brethren,  we  are  debtors,  not  to  the  flesh,  to  live  after 

the  flesh.     For  if  ye  live  after  the  flesh,  ye  shall  die :  but  if  ye 

through  the  Spirit  do  mortify  the  deeds  of  the  body,  ye  shall  live 

For  as  many  as  are  led  by  the  Spirit  of  God.  they  are  the  sons  of 
o* 


102  NINTH    SUNDAY   AFTER   TRINITY. 

God.  For  ye  have  not  received  the  spirit  of  bondage  again  to  fear; 
but  ye  have  received  the  Spirit  of  adoption,  whereby  we  cry,  Abba, 
Father.  The  Spirit  itself  beareth  witness  with  our  spirit,  that  we 
are  the  children  of  God :  and  if  children,  then  heirs ;  heirs  of  God, 
and  joint  heirs  with  Christ;  if  so  be  that  we  suffer  with  him,  that 
we  may  be  also  glorified  together. 

The  Collect. 

O  God,  who  hast  given  unto  us  exceeding  great  and 
precious  promises,  that  by  them  we  might  be  partakers 
of  the  divine  nature,  having  escaped  the  corruption  that 
is  in  the  world  through  lust ;  enable  us,  we  beseech  Thee, 
with  all  diligence  to  add  to  our  faith  virtue,  knowledge, 
temperance,  patience,  godliness,  brotherly  kindness,  and 
charity ;  that,  these  things  being  in  us,  and  abounding, 
we  may  neither  be  barren  nor  unfruitful  in  the  knowledge 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ :  to  whom,  with  Thee  and  the 
Holy  Ghost,  be  honor  and  glory,  world  without  end. 
Amen. 


piUft  §uniaH  ttiti  ®riniiii. 


The  Gospel,  St.  Luke  xvi.  1-9. 

And  he  said  also  unto  his  disciples,  There  was  a  certain  rich  man 
which  had  a  steward;  and  the  same  was  accused  unto  him  that  he 
had  wasted  his  goods.  And  he  called  him,  and  said  unto  him,  How 
is  it  that  I  hear  this  of  tbee  ?  give  an  account  of  thy  stewardship ; 
for  thou  mayest  be  no  longer  steward.  Then  the  steward  said  with- 
in himself,  What  shall  I  do  ?  for  my  lord  taketh  away  from  me  the 
stewardship  :  I  cannot  dig;  to  beg  I  am  ashamed.  I  am  resolved 
what  to  do,  that,  when  I  am  put  out  of  the  stewardship,  they  may 
receive  me  into  their  houses.  So  he  called  every  one  of  his  lord's 
debtors  unto  him,  and  said  unto  the  first,  How  much  owest  thou 
unto  my  lord  ?  And  he  said,  A  hundred  measures  of  oil.  And 
he  said  unto  him,  Take  thy  bill,  and  sit  down  quickly,  and  write 
fifty.  Then  said  he  to  another,  And  how  much  owest  thou  H  And 
he  said,  A  hundred  measures  of  wheat.  And  he  said  unto  him, 
Take  thy  bill,  and  write  fourscore.     And  the  lord  commended  the 


NINTH    SUNDAY   AFTER    TRINITY.  103 

unjust  steward,  because  he  had  done  wisely :  for  the  children  of  this 
world  are  in  their  generation  wiser  than  the  children  of  light.  And 
I  say  unto  you,  Make  to  yourselves  friends  of  the  mammon  of  un- 
righteousness; that,  when  ye  fail,  they  may  receive  you  into  ever- 
lasting habitations. 

The  Epistle,  1  Cor.  x.  1-13. 

Moreover,  brethren,  I  would  not  that  ye  should  be  ignorant,  how 
that  all  our  fathers  were  under  the  cloud,  and  all  passed  through  the 
sea  ;  and  were  all  baptized  unto  Moses  in  the  cloud  and  in  the  sea; 
and  did  all  eat  the  same  spiritual  meat;  and  did  all  drink  the  same 
spiritual  drink ;  for  they  drank  of  that  spiritual  Bock  that  followed 
them  :  and  that  Hock  was  Christ.  But  with  many  of  them  God  was 
not  well  pleased  :  for  they  were  overthrown  in  the  wilderness.  Now 
these  things  were  our  examples,  to  the  intent  we  should  not  lust 
after  evil  things,  as  they  also  lusted.  Neither  be  ye  idolaters,  as  were 
some  of  them;  as  it  is  written,  The  people  sat  down  to  eat  and 
drink,  and  rose  up  to  play.  Neither  let  us  commit  fornication,  as 
some  of  them  committed,  and  fell  in  one  day  three  and  twenty 
thousand.  Neither  let  us  tempt  Christ,  as  some  of  them  also 
tempted,  and  were  destroyed  of  serpents.  Neither  murmur  ye,  as 
some  of  them  also  murmured,  and  were  destroyed  of  the  destroyer. 
Now  all  these  things  happened  unto  them  for  ensamples  :  and  they 
are  written  for  our  admonition,  upon  whom  the  ends  of  the  world 
are  come.  "Wherefore  let  him  that  thinkcth  he  standeth  take  heed 
lest  he  fall.  There  hath  no  temptation  taken  you,  but  such  as  is 
common  to  man  :  but  God  is  faithful,  who  will  not  suffer  you  to  be 
tempted  above  that  ye  are  able ;  but  will  with  the  temptation  also 
make  a  way  to  escape,  that  ye  may  be  able  to  bear  it. 

The  Collect. 

O  Lord  God,  our  Sun,  by  whom  light  is  sown  for  the 
righteous,  and  gladness  for  the  upright  in  heart;  illumi- 
nate our  minds,  we  beseech  Thee,  by  Thy  heavenly  grace, 
and  fill  them  with  the  pure  wisdom  which  cometh  from 
above;  that  we  may  walk  before  Thee  in  simplicity  and 
godly  sincerity  all  our  days,  not  taking  counsel  of  the 
world  or  of  the  flesh,  but  aiming  and  endeavoring  in  all 
things  only  to  know  and  do  Thy  will :  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


104  TENTH   SUNDAY  AFTER   TRINITY 


%t)\i\  Soiraij  afUr  Srhutg, 


The  Gospel,  St.  Luke  xix.  41-47. 

And  when  lie  was  come  near,  he  beheld  the  city,  and  wept  over 
it,  saying,  If  thou  hadst  known,  even  thou,  at  least  in  this  thy  day, 
the  things  which  belong  unto  thy  peace !  but  now  they  are  hid  from 
thine  eyes.  For  the  days  shall  come  upon  thee,  that  thine  enemies 
shall  cast  a  trench  about  thee,  and  compass  thee  round,  and  keep 
thee  in  on  every  side,  and  shall  lay  thee  even  with  the  ground,  and 
thy  children  within  thee ;  and  they  shall  not  leave  in  thee  one  stone 
upon  another;  because  thou  knewest  not  the  time  of  thy  visitation. 
And  he  went  into  the  temple,  and  began  to  cast  out  them  that  sold 
therein,  and  them  that  bought ;  saying  unto  them,  It  is  written,  My 
house  is  the  house  of  prayer ;  but  ye  have  made  it  a  den  of  thieves. 
And  he  taught  daily  in  the  temple.  But  the  chief  priests  and  the 
scribes  and  the  chief  of  the  people  sought  to  destroy  him. 

The  Epistle,  1  Cor.  xii.  1-11. 

Now  concerning  spiritual  gifts,  brethren,  I  would  not  have  you 
ignorant.  Ye  know  that  ye  were  Gentiles,  carried  away  unto  these 
dumb  idols,  even  as  ye  were  led.  Wherefore  I  give  you  to  under- 
stand, that  no  man  speaking  by  the  Spirit  of  God  calleth  Jesus 
accursed :  and  that  no  man  can  say  that  Jesus  is  the  Lord,  but  by 
the  Holy  Ghost.  Now  there  are  diversities  of  gifts,  but  the  same 
Spirit.  And  there  are  differences  of  administrations,  but  the  same 
Lord.  And  there  are  diversities  or  operations,  but  it  is  the  same 
God  which  worketh  all  in  all.  But  the  manifestation  of  the  Spirit 
is  given  to  eveiy  man  to  profit  withal.  For  to  one  is  given  by  the 
Spirit  the  word  of  wisdom ;  to  another  the  word  of  knowledge  by 
the  same  Spirit;  to  another  faith  by  the  same  Spirit;  to  another 
the  gifts  of  healing  by  the  same  Spirit;  to  another  the  working  of 
miracles;  to  another  prophecy;  to  another  discerning  of  spirits;  to 
another  divers  kinds  of  tongues ;  to  another  the  interpretation  of 
tongues :  but  all  these  worketh  that  one  and  the  selfsame  Spirit, 
dividing  to  every  man  severally  as  he  will. 

The  Collect. 

O  God,  the  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  hast 
called  us  to  renounce  and  forsake  the  world,  in  the  service 


ELEVENTH   SUNDAY   AFTER   TRINITY.  105 

of  our  once  crucified  but  now  risen  and  gloriously  exalted 
Saviour ;  be  pleased,  we  beseech  Thee,  graciously  so  to 
unite  our  souls  to  Him  by  holy  sympathy  and  love,  that 
we  may  offer  ourselves,  in  fellowship  with  His  cross,  a  will- 
ing sacrifice  to  Thee  on  the  altar  of  the  gospel,  and  count 
it  all  joy  to  suffer  for  his  name  :  who  liveth  and  reigneth, 
with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  ever  one  God,  world 
without  end.     Amen. 


(Sklnntlr  Sttntnur  after  f  nnihu 


The  Gospel,  tit.  Luke  xviii.  9-1-1. 


And  he  spake  this  parable  unto  certain  which  trusted  in  them- 
selves that  they  were  righteous,  and  despised  others  :  two  men  went 
up  into  the  temple  to  pray;  the  one  a  Pharisee,  and  the  other  a 
publican.  The  Pharisee  stood  and  prayed  thus  with  himself,  God, 
I  thank  thee,  that  I  am  not  as  other  men  are,  extortioners,  unjust, 
adulterers,  or  even  as  this  publican.  I  fast  twice  in  the  week,  I 
give  tithes  of  all  that  I  possess.  And  the  publican,  standing  afar 
off,  would  not  lift  up  so  much  as  his  eyes  unto  heaven,  but  smote 
upon  his  breast,  saying,  God  be  merciful  to  me  a  sinner.  I  tell 
you,  this  man  went  down  to  his  house  justified  rather  than  tho 
other:  for  every  one  that  cxalteth  himself  shall  be  abased;  and  ho 
that  hunibleth  himself  shall  be  exalted. 

The  Epistle,  1  Cor.  xv.  1-11. 

Moreover,  brethren,  I  declare  unto  you  the  gospel  which  1 
preached  unto  you,  which  also  ye  have  received,  and  wherein  ye 
stand;  by  which  also  ye  are  saved,  if  ye  keep  in  memory  what  I 
preached  unto  you,  unless  ye  have  believed  in  vain.  For  I  de- 
livered unto  you  first  of  all  that  which  I  also  received,  how  that 
Christ  died  for  our  sins  according  to  the  Scriptures :  and  that  he 
was  buried,  and  that  he  rose  again  the  third  day  according  to  the 
Scriptures :  and  that  he  was  seen  of  Cephas,  then  of  the  twelve  : 
after  that,  he  was  seen  of  above  live  hundred  brethren  at  once;  of 
whom  the  greater  part  remain  unto  this  present,  but  some  are  fallen 
asleep.  After  that,  he  was  seen  of  James;  then  of  all  the  aposths. 
And  last  of  all  he  was  seen  of  me  also,  as  of  one  born  out  of  due 


106  TWELFTH   SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY. 

time.  For  I  am  the  least  of  the  apostles,  that  am  not  meet  to  be 
called  an  apostle,  because  I  persecuted  the  church  of  God.  But  by 
the  grace  of  God  I  am  what  I  am :  and  his  grace  -which  was  be- 
stowed upon  me  was  not  in  vain ;  but  I  laboured  more  abundantly 
than  they  all :  yet  not  I,  but  the  grace  of  God  which  was  with  me. 
Therefore  whether  it  were  I  or  they,  so  we  preach,  and  so  ye 
believed. 

The  Collect. 

O  God,  the  High  and  Holy  One,  who  inhabitest  eternity, 
and  dwellest  with  him  also  who  is  of  a  contrite  and  hum- 
ble spirit,  to  revive  the  spirit  of  the  humble,  and  to  revive 
the  heart  of  the  contrite  ones  ;  glorify  Thy  grace,  we  be- 
seech Thee,  in  the  midst  of  our  manifold  infirmities  and 
sins,  and  through  all  temptation  hold  us  up  by  Thy 
mighty  hand ;  that  the  trial  of  our  faith,  being  much 
more  precious  than  gold  that  perisheth,  though  it  be 
tried  with  fire,  may  be  found  unto  praise,  and  honor,  and 
glory,  at  the  appearing  of  Jesus  Christ :  to  whom,  with 
Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  honor  and  glory,  world 
without  end.     Amen, 


ftoHftl]  Ittitlras  after  ©riiutjr, 


The  Gospel,  St.  Marie  vii.  31-37. 

And  again,  departing  from  the  coasts  of  Tyre  and  Sidon,  he  came 
unto  the  sea  of  Galilee,  through  the  midst  of  the  coasts  of  Decapolis. 
And  they  bring  unto  him  one  that  was  deaf,  and  had  an  impediment 
in  his  speech ;  and  they  beseech  him  to  put  his  hand  upon  him. 
And  he  took  him  aside  from  the  multitude,  and  put  his  fingers  into 
his  ears,  and  he  spit,  and  touched  his  tongue  ;  and  looking  up  to 
heaven,  he  sighed,  and  saith  unto  him,  Ephphatha,  that  is,  Be 
opened.  And  straightway  his  ears  were  opened,  and  the  string  of 
his  tongue  was  loosed,  and  he  spake  plain.  And  he  charged  them 
that  they  should  tell  no  man  :  but  the  more  he  charged  them,  so 
much  the  more  a  great  deal  they  published  it;  and  were  beyond 
measure  astonished,  saying,  He  hath  done  all  things  well :  he  maketh 
both  the  deaf  to  hear,  and  the  dumb  to  speak. 


THIRTEENTH   SUNDAY    AFTER   TRINITY.      107 

TnE  Epistle,  2  Cor.  iii.  4-11. 

And  such  trust  have  we  through  Christ  to  God-ward  :  not  that 
we  are  sufficient  of  ourselves  to  think  anything  as  of  ourselves  ;  but 
our  sufficiency  is  of  God;  who  also  hath  madti  us  able  ministers  of 
the  new  testament;  not  of  the  letter,  but  of  the  spirit:  for  the 
letter  killeth,  but  the  spirit  giveth  life.  But  if  the  ministration  of 
death,  written  and  engraven  in  stones,  was  glorious,  so  that  the 
children  of  Israel  could  not  steadfastly  behold  the  face  of  Moses  for 
the  glory  of  his  countenance ;  which  glory  was  to  be  done  away ; 
how  shall  not  the  ministration  of  the  spirit  be  rather  glorious  ?  For 
if  the  ministration  of  condemnation  be  glory,  much  more  doth  the 
ministration  of  righteousness  exceed  in  glory.  For  even  that  which 
was  made  glorious  had  no  glory  in  this  respect,  by  reason  of  the 
glory  that  excelleth.  For  if  that  which  is  done  away  was  glorious, 
much  more  that  which  remaineth  is  glorious. 

The  Collect. 

0  God,  who  didst  will  Thine  Only  Begotten  Son  to 
learn  obedience  by  the  things  which  lie  suffered,  that 
being  thus  made  perfect  He  might  become  the  Author  of 
eternal  salvation  unto  all  that  obey  Him ;  work  in  us,  we 
beseech  Thee,  such  inward  conformity  with  His  holy 
patience,  as  may  cause  us  to  have  part  also  in  His  glorious 
power;  that  so,  walking  not  after  the  flesh  but  after  the 
Spirit,  we  may  be  able  to  serve  Thee  all  our  days  in  new- 
ness of  mind  and  life:  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 


Slririmtljr  Sttn&ag  aftu  %xhut%. 

The  Gospel,  St.  Luke  x.  23-37. 

And  he  turned  him  unto  his  disciples,  and  said  privately,  Blessed 
are  the  eyes  which  see  the  things  that  ye  see :  for  I  tell  you, 
that  many  prophets  and  kings  have  desired  to  see  those  things 
which  ye  see,  and  have  not  seen  them;  and  to  hear  those  things 
which  ye  hear,  and  have  not  heard  them.  And,  behold,  a  certain 
lawyer  stood  up,  and  tempted  him,  saying,  Master,  what  shall  I  do 


108     THIRTEENTH    SUNDAY  AFTER    TRINITY. 

to  inherit  eternal  life  ?  He  said  unto  him,  What  is  written  in  the 
law  ?  how  readest  thou  ?  And  he  answering  said,  Thou  shalt  love 
the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy  heart,  and  with  all  thy  soul,  and  with 
all  thy  strength,  and  wit-h  all  thy  mind :  and  thy  neighbour  as  thy- 
self. And  he  said  unto  him,  Thou  hast  answered  right :  this  do, 
and  thou  shalt  live.  But  he,  willing  to  justify  himself,  said  unto 
Jesus,  And  who  is  my  neighbour  ?  And  Jesus  answering  said,  A 
certain  man  went  down  from  Jerusalem  to  Jericho,  and  fell  among 
thieves,  which  stripped  him  of  his  raiment,  and  wounded  him,  and 
departed,  leaving  him  half  dead.  And  by  chance  there  came  down 
a  certain  priest  that  way ;  and  when  he  saw  him,  he  passed  by  on 
the  other  side.  x\nd  likewise  a  Levite,  when  he  was  at  the  place, 
came  and  looked  on  him,  and  passed  by  on  the  other  side.  But  a 
certain  Samaritan,  as  he  journeyed,  came  where  he  was;  and  when 
he  saw  him,  he  had  compassion  on  him,  and  went  to  him,  and  bound 
up  his  wounds,  pouring  in  oil  and  wine,  and  set  him  on  his  own 
beast,  and  brought  him  to  an  inn,  and  took  care  of  him.  And  on 
the  morrow  when  he  departed,  he  took  out  two  pence,  and  gave  them 
to  the  host,  and  said  unto  him,  Take  care  of  him  :  and  whatsoever 
thou  speudest  more,  when  I  come  again,  I  will  repay  thee.  Which 
now  of  these  three,  thinkest  thou,  was  neighbour  unto  him  that  fell 
among  the  thieves  ?  And  he  said,  He  that  shewed  mercy  on  him. 
Then  said  Jesus  unto  him,  Go,  and  do  thou  likewise. 

The  Epistle,  Gal.  iii.  16-22. 

Now  to  Abraham  and  his  seed  were  the  promises  made.  He 
saith  not,  And  to  seeds,  as  of  many;  but  as  of  one,  And  to  thy 
seed,  which  is  Christ.  And  this  I  say,  that  the  covenant,  that  was 
confirmed  before  of  God  in  Christ,  the  law,  which  was  four  hundred 
and  thirty  years  after,  cannot  disannul,  that  it  should  make  the  pro- 
mise of  none  effect.  For  if  the  inheritance  be  of  the  law,  it  is  no 
more  of  promise  :  but  God  gave  it  to  Abraham  by  promise.  Where- 
fore then  serveth  the  law  ?  It  was  added  because  of  transgressions, 
till  the  seed  should  come  to  whom  the  promise  was  made;  and  it 
was  ordained  by  angels  in  the  hand  of  a  mediator.  Now  a  mediator 
is  not  a  mediator  of  one,  but  God  is  one.  Is  the  law  then  against 
the  promises  of  God  ?  God  forbid  :  for  if  there  had  been  a  law 
given  which  could  have  given  life,  verily  righteousness  should  have 
been  by  the  law.  But  the  Scripture  hath  concluded  all  under  sin, 
that  the  promise  by  faith  of  Jesus  Christ  might  be  given  to  them 
that  believe. 


fourteenth   sunday  after  trinity.      109 

The  Collect. 

Almighty  and  Everlasting  God,  whose  faithfulness 
reacheth  unto  the  clouds,  and  whose  mercy  endureth  for 
ever;  be  pleased  to  confirm  and  fulfil  in  us,  we  humbly 
beseech  Thee,  the  covenant  of  Thy  grace,  made  sure  from 
the  beginning  of  the  world  in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord  ;  that 
Ave  may  be  found  in  Him,  not  having  our  own  righteous- 
ness which  is  of  the  law,  but  that  which  is  through  the 
faith  of  Christ,  even  the  righteousness  of  God  which  is  by 
faith  in  Jesus  Christ  unto  all  and  upon  all  them  that  be- 
lieve :  to  whom,  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  honor 
and  glory,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


$0ttrtutttIr  SttttJa-2  sftir  ®ri»iij« 


The  GosrEL,  St.  Luke  xvii.  11-19. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  went  to  Jerusalem,  that  lie  passed 
through  the  midst  of  Samaria  and  Galilee.  And  as  he  entered  into 
a  certain  village,  there  met  him  ten  men  that  were  Jepers,  which 
stood  afar  off:  and  they  lifted  up  their  voices,  and  said,  Jesus, 
Master,  have  mercy  on  us.  And  when  he  saw  them,  he  said  unto 
them,  Go  shew  yourselves  unto  the  priests  And  it  came  to  pass, 
that,  as  they  went,  they  were  cleansed.  And  one  of  them,  when 
he  saw  that  he  was  healed,  turned  back,  and  with  a  loud  voice  glo- 
rified God,  and  fell  down  on  his  face  at  his  feet,  giving  him  thanks : 
and  he  was  a  Samaritan.  And  Jesus  answering  said,  Were  there 
not  ten  cleansed  ?  but  where  are.  the  nine  ?  There  are  not  found 
that  returned  to  give  glory  to  God,  save  this  stranger.  And  he  said 
unto  him,  Arise,  go  thy  way :  thy  faith  hath  made  thee  whole. 

The  Epistle,  Gal  v.  16-24. 

This  I  say  then,  Walk  in  the  Spirit,  and  ye  shall  not  fulfil  the 
lust  of  the  flesh.  For  the  flesh  lusteth  against  the  Spirit,  and  the 
Spirit  against  the  flesh  :  and  these  are  contrary  the  one  to  the  other; 
so  that  ye  cannot  do  the  things  that  ye  would.  But  if  ye  be  led 
of  the  Spirit,  ye  are  not  under  the  law.  Now  the  works  of  the  flesh 
10 


110  FIFTEENTH    SUNDAY    AFTER    TRINITY. 

arc  manifest,  which  are  these;  adultery,  fornication,  uncleanncss, 
lasciviousness,  idolatry,  witchcraft,  hatred,  variance,  emulations, 
wrath,  strife,  seditions,  heresies,  envyings,  murders,  drunkenness, 
revellings,  and  such  like :  of  the  which  I  tell  you  before,  as  I  have 
also  told  you  in  time  past,  that  they  which  do  such  things  shall  not 
inherit  the  kingdom  of  Grod.  But  the  fruit  of  the  Spirit  is  love, 
joy,  peace,  longsufFering,  gentleness,  goodness,  faith,  meekness,  tem- 
perance :  against  such  there  is  no  law.  And  they  that  are  Christ's 
have  crucified  the  flesh  with  the  affections  and  lusts. 

The  Collect. 

0  God,  who  liast  delivered  us  from  the  power  of  dark- 
ness and  translated  us  into  the  kingdom  of  Thy  dear  Son, 
in  whom  we  have  redemption  through  His  blood,  even 
the  forgiveness  of  sins ;  enable  us  by  Thy  grace,  we  ear- 
nestly beseech  Thee,  so  to  walk  in  the  Spirit  that  we  may 
not  fulfil  the  lusts  of  the  flesh ;  considering  ourselves  to 
be  dead  henceforth  unto  sin,  but  alive  unto  God  through 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord :  to  whom,  with  Thee  and  the 
Holy  Ghost,  be  honor  and  glory,  world  without  end. 
A  men. 


fifimtilj  Stntiag  ziltx  f rinitj. 


The  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  vi.  24-34. 

No  man  can  serve  two  masters :  for  either  he  will  hate  the  one, 
and  love  the  other;  or  else  he  will  hold  to  the  one,  and  despise  the 
other.  Ye  cannot  serve  God  and  mammon.  Therefore  I  say  unto 
you,  Take  no  thought  for  your  life,  what  ye  shall  eat,  or  what  ye 
shall  drink ;  nor  yet  for  your  body,  what  ye  shall  put  on.  Is  not 
the  life  more  than  meat,  and  the  body  than  raiment?  Behold  the 
fowls  of  the  air :  for  they  sow  not,  neither  do  they  reap,  nor  gather 
into  barns ;  yet  your  heavenly  Father  feedeth  them.  Are  ye  not 
much  better  than  they  ?  Which  of  you  by  taking  thought  can  add 
one  cubit  unto  his  stature  ?  And  why  take  ye  thought  for  raiment? 
Consider  the  lilies  of  the  field,  how  they  grow  j  they  toil  not,  nei- 
ther do  they  spin  :  and  yet  I  say  unto  •  you,  That  even  Solomon  in 


FIFTEENTH    SUNDAY    AFTER    TRINITY.      Ill 

all  his  glory  was  not  arrayed  like  one  of  these.  Wherefore,  if  God 
so  clothe  the  grass  of  the  field,  which  to  day  is,  and  to  morrow  is 
cast  into  the  oven,  shall  he  not  much  more  clothe  you,  0  ye  of  little 
faith?  Therefore  take  no  thought,  saying,  What  shall  we  eat?  or, 
What  shall  we  drink  ?  or,  Wherewithal  shall  we  be  clothed  ?  (For 
after  all  these  things  do  the  Gentiles  seek:)  for  your  heavenly 
Father  knoweth  that  ye  have  need  of  all  these  things.  But  seek 
ye  first  the  kingdom  of  God,  and  his  righteousness ;  and  all  these 
things  shall  be  added  unto  you.  Take  therefore  no  thought  for  the 
morrow :  for  the  morrow  shall  take  thought  for  the  things  of  itself. 
Sufficient  unto  the  day  is  the  evil  thereof. 

The  Epistle,  Gal.  v.  25 — vi.  10. 

If  we  live  in  the  Spirit,  let  us  also  walk  in  the  Spirit.  Let  us 
not  be  desirous  of  vainglory,  provoking  one  another,  envying  one 
another.  Brethren,  if  a  man  be  overtaken  in  a  fault,  ye  which  are 
spiritual,  restore  such  a  one  in  the  spirit  of  meekness ;  considering 
thyself,  lest  thou  also  be  tempted.  Bear  ye  one  another's  burdens, 
and  so  fulfil  the  law  of  Christ.  For  if  a  man  think  himself  to  be 
something,  when  he  is  nothing,  he  deceiveth  himself.  But  let 
every  man  prove  his  own  work,  and  then  shall  he  have  rejoicing  in 
himself  alone,  and  not  in  another.  For  every  man  shall  bear  his 
own  burden.  Let  him  that  is  taught  in  the  word  communicate 
unto  him  that  teacheth  in  all  good  things.  Be  not  deceived ;  God 
is  not  mocked  :  for  whatsoever  a  man  soweth,  that  shall  he  also 
reap.  For  he  that  soweth  to  his  flesh  shall  of  the  flesh  reap  cor- 
ruption ;  but  he  that  soweth  to  the  Spirit  shall  of  the  Spirit  reap 
life  everlasting.  And  let  us  not  be  weary  in  well  doing  :  for  in  due 
season  we  shall  reap,  if  we  faint  not.  As  we  have  therefore  oppor- 
tunity, let  us  do  good  unto  all  men,  especially  unto  them  who  are 
of  the  household  of  faith. 

The  Collect. 

0  God,  our  Father  in  heaven,  in  whose  presence  there 
is  fulness  of  joy,  and  at  \Vhose  right  hand  there  are  plea- 
sures for  evermore ;  mercifully  fix  our  hearts  on  things 
above,  and  free  them  from  all  undue  care  and  thought 
for  the  things  of  the  present  transitory  world ;  that 
whilst  we  are  here  in  the  body,  we  may  sow,  not  to  the 
flesh,  but  to  the  Spirit,  and  in  the  end  reap  life  ever- 
lasting :  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


112      SIXTEENTH    SUNDAY    AFTER    TRINITY, 


8tettnt\  Sttttirag  uiUx  Srhutg, 


The  Gospel,  St.  LuJce  vii.  11-17. 


And  it  came  to  pass  the  day  after,  that  he  went  into  a  city  called 
Nain ;  and  many  of  his  disciples  went  with  him,  and  much  people. 
Now  when  he  came  nigh  to  the  gate  of  the  city,  behold,  there  was 
a  dead  man  carried  out,  the  only  son  of  his  mother,  and  she  was  a 
widow  :  and  much  people  of  the  city  was  with  her.  And  when  the 
Lord  saw  her,  he  had  compassion  on  her,  and  said  unto  her,  Weep 
not.  And  he  came  and  touched  the  bier :  and  they  that  bare  him 
stood  still.  And  he  said,  Young  man,  I  say  unto  thee,  Arise.  And 
he  that  was  dead  sat  up,  and  began  to  speak.  And  he  delivered 
him  to  his  mother.  And  there  came  a  fear  on  all :  and  they  glorified 
God,  saying,  That  a  great  prophet  is  risen  up  among  us ;  and,  That 
God  hath  visited  his  people.  And  this  rumour  of  him  went  forth 
throughout  all  Judea,  and  throughout  all  the  region  round  about. 

The  Epistle,  Eph.  iii.  13-21. 

Wherefore  I  desire  that  ye  faint  not  at  my  tribulations  for  you, 
which  is  your  glory.  For  this  cause  I  bow  my  knees  unto  the 
Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  of  whom  the  whole  family  in  hea- 
ven and  earth  is  named,  that  he  would  grant  you,  according  to  the 
riches  of  his  glory,  to  be  strengthened  with  might  by  his  Spirit  in 
the  inner  man;  that  Christ  may  dwell  in  your  hearts  by  faith;  that 
ye,  being  rooted  and  grounded  in  love,  may  be  able  to  comprehend 
with  all  saints  what  is  the  breadth,  and  length,  and  depth,  and 
height ;  and  to  know  the  love  of  Christ,  which  passeth  knowledge, 
that  ye  might  be  filled  with  all  the  fulness  of  God.  Now  unto  him 
that  is  able  to  do  exceeding  abundantly  above  all  that  we  ask  or 
think,  according  to  the  power  that  worketh  in  us,  unto  him  be  glory 
in  the  church  by  Christ  Jesus  throughout  all  ages,  world  without 
end.     Amen. 

The  Collect. 

0  God,  the  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  of  whom 
the  whole  family  in  heaven  and  earth  is  named;  we  be- 
seech Thee,  accordiDg  to  the  riches  of  Thy  plory    i/> 


SEVENTEENTH    SUNDAY   AFTER    TRINITY.       113 

strengthen  us  with  might  by  Thy  Spirit  in  the  inner  man, 
that  Christ  may  dwell  in  our  hearts  by  faith ;  so  that, 
being  rooted  and  grounded  in  love,  we  may  be  able  to 
comprehend  with  all  saints  what  is  the  breadth,  and 
length,  and  depth,  and  height,  and  to  know  the  love  of 
Christ  which  passeth  knowledge:  to  whom,  with  Thee 
and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  honor  ami  glory,  world  without 
end.     Amen. 


SflmUnttib  Sunintji  wiitx  f  riititj. 


The  Gospel,  St.  Luke  xiv.  1-11. 

And  it  came  to  pass,  as  he  went  into  the  house  of  one  of  the 
chief  Pharisees  to  eat  bread  on  the  sabbath  day,  that  they  watched 
him.  And,  behold,  there  was  a  certain  man  before  him  which  had 
the  dropsy.  And  Jesus  answering  spake  unto  the  lawyers  and 
Pharisees,  saying,  Is  it  lawful  to  heal  on  the  sabbath  day  ?  And 
they  held  their  peace.  And  he  took  him,  and  healed  him,  and  let 
him  go ;  and  answered  them,  saying,  Which  of  you  shall  have  an 
ass  or  an  ox  fallen  into  a  pit,  and  will  not  straightway  pull  him  out 
on  the  sabbath  day  ?  And  they  could  not  answer  him  again  to  these 
things.  And  he  put  forth  a  parable  to  those  which  were  bidden, 
when  he  marked  how  they  chose  out  the  chief  rooms;  saying  unto 
them,  When  thou  art  bidden  of  any  man  to  a  wedding,  sit  not  down 
in  the  highest  room ;  lest  a  more  honourable  man  than  thou  be  bid- 
den of  him ;  and  he  that  bade  thee  and  him  come  and  say  to  thee, 
Give  this  man  place ;  and  thou  begin  with  shame  to  take  the  lowest 
room.  But  when  thou  art  bidden,  go  and  sit  down  in  the  lowest 
room ;  that  when  he  that  bade  thee  cometh,  he  may  say  unto  thee, 
Friend,  go  up  higher  :  then  shalt  thou  have  worship  in  the  presence 
of  them  that  sit  at  meat  with  thee.  For  whosoever  exalteth  him- 
self shall  be  abased;  and  he  that  humbleth  himself  shall  be  exalted. 

The  Epistle,  Eph.  iv.  1-6. 

I  therefore,  the  prisoner  of  the  Lord,  beseech  you  that  ye  walk 

worthy  of  the  vocation  wherewith  ye  are  called,  with  all  lowliness 

and  meekness,  with  longsufFering,  forbearing  one  another  in  love; 

endeavouring  to  keep  the  unity  of  the  Spirit  in  the  bond  of  peace. 

10*  ii 


114   EIGHTEENTH    SUNDAY   AFTER    TRINITY. 

There  is  one  body,  and  one  Spirit,  even  as  ye  are  called  in  one  hope 
of  your  calling;  one  Lord,  one  faith,  one  baptism,  one  God  and 
Father  of  all,  who  is  above  all,  and  through  all,  and  in  you  all. 

The  Collect. 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  who  didst  send  Thy 
Son  into  the  world,  not  to  be  ministered  unto,  but  to 
minister,  and  to  give  his  life  a  ransom  for  many ;  dispose 
and  assist  us  by  Thy  grace,  most  heartily  we  beseech 
Thee,  to  follow  the  example  of  His  great  humility  and 
heavenly-minded  love  ;  that  with  all  lowliness  and  meek- 
ness, and  patient  continuance  in  good  works,  we  may 
adorn  the  Gospel  of  God  our  Saviour,  and  possess  in  our 
souls  that  true  peace  which  the  world  can  neither  give  nor 
take  away :  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen, 


€U\)\tt\\i\i  BmH&  after  Srhuijj, 


The  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  xxii.  34-46. 

But  when  the  Pharisees  had  heard  that  he  had  put  the  Sadducees 
to  silence,  they  were  gathered  together.  Then  one  of  them,  which 
was  a  lawyer,  asked  him  a  question,  tempting  him,  and  saying, 
Master,  which  is  the  great  commandment  in  the  law  ?  Jesus  said 
unto  him,  Thou  shalt  love  the  Lord  thy  God  with  all  thy  heart,  and 
with  all  thy  soul,  and  with  all  thy  mind.  This  is  the  first  and  great 
commandment.  And  the  second  is  like  unto  it,  Thou  shalt  love  thy 
neighbour  as  thyself.  On  these  two  commandments  hang  all  the 
law  and  the  prophets.  While  the  Pharisees  were  gathered  together, 
Jesus  asked  them,  saying,  What  think  ye  of  Christ  ?  whose  son  is 
he  ?  They  say  unto  him,  The  son  of  David.  He  saith  unto  them, 
How  then  doth  David  in  spirit  call  him  Lord,  saying,  The  Lord  said 
unto  my  Lord,  Sit  thou  on  my  right  hand,  till  I  make  thine  enemies 
thy  footstool  ?  If  David  then  call  him  Lord,  how  is  he  his  son  ? 
And  no  man  was  able  to  answer  him  a  word,  neither  durst  any  man 
from  that  day  forth  ask  him  any  more  questions. 


NINETEENTH    SUNDAY    AFTER    TRINITY.        115 

The  Epistle,  1  Cor.  i.  4-9. 

I  thank  my  God  always  on  your  behalf,  for  the  grace  of  God 
whi^h  is  given  you  by  Jesus  Christ;  that  in  every  thing  ye  are  en- 
riched by  him,  in  all  utterance,  and  in  all  knowledge;  even  as  the 
testimony  of  Christ  was  confirmed  in  you :  so  that  ye  come  behind 
in  no  gift ;  waiting  for  the  coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ :  who 
shall  also  confirm  you  unto  the  end,  that  ye  may  be  blameless  in  the 
day  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  God  is  faithful,  by  whom  ye  were 
called  unto  the  fellowship  of  his  Son  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

The  Collect. 

Almighty  God,  our  heavenly  Father,  who  hast  given 
unto  us  all  things  that  pertain  unto  life  and  godliness 
through  the  glorious  revelation  of  the  Gospel;  cause  Thy 
word  to  dwell  in  us  richly,  we  beseech  Thee,  and  fill  us 
with  the  knowledge  of  Thy  will  in  all  wisdom  and  spi- 
ritual understanding,  that  we  may  walk  worthy  of  the 
Lord  unto  all  pleasing,  being  fruitful  in  every  good  work, 
and  increasing  in  the  knowledge  of  God,  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


SJit.titMst!  SttRfcas  Kitn  %  unit 


The  Gospel,  St  Matt.  ix.  1-8. 

And  he  entered  into  a  ship,  and  passed  over,  and  came  into  his 
own  city.  And,  behold,  they  brought  to  him  a  man  sick  of  the 
palsy,  lying  on  a  bed  :  and  Jesus  seeing  their  faith  said  unto  the 
sick  of  the  palsy,  Son,  be  of  good  cheer ;  thy  sins  be  forgiven  thee. 
And,  behold,  certain  of  the  scribes  said  within  themselves,  This 
man  blasphemeth.  And  Jesus  knowing  their  thoughts  said,  Where- 
fore think  ye  evil  in  your  hearts  ?  For  whether  is  easier,  to  say, 
Thy  sins  be  forgiven  thee ;  or  to  say,  Arise,  and  walk  ?  But  that 
ye  may  know  that  the  Son  of  man  hath  power  on  earth  to  forgive 
Bins,  (then  saith  he  to  the  sick  of  the  palsy,)  Arise,  take  up  thy 


116       NINETEENTH    SUNDAY    AFTER    TRINITY. 

bed,  and  go  unto  thine  house.  And  he  arose,  and  departed  to  hia 
house.  But  when  the  multitudes  saw  it,  they  marvelled,  and  glo- 
rified God,  which  had  given  such  power  unto  men. 


The  Epistle,  Eph.  iv.  17-32. 

This  I  say  therefore,  and  testify  in  the  Lord,  that  ye  henceforth 
walk  not  as  other  Gentiles  walk,  in  the  vanity  of  their  mind,  having 
the  understanding  darkened,  being  alienated  from  the  life  of  God 
through  the  ignorance  that  is  in  them,  because  of  the  blindness  of 
their  heart :  who  being  past  feeling  have  given  themselves  over  unto 
lasciviousness,  to  work  all  uncleanness  with  greediness.  But  ye 
have  not  so  learned  Christ;  if  so  be  that  ye  have  heard  him,  and 
have  been  taught  by  him,  as  the  truth  is  in  Jesus :  that  ye  put  off 
concerning  the  former  conversation  the  old  man,  which  is  corrupt 
according  to  the  deceitful  lusts ;  and  be  renewed  in  the  spirit  of 
your  mind ;  and  that  ye  put  on  the  new  man,  which  after  God  is 
created  in  righteousness  and  true  holiness.  Wherefore  putting 
away  lying,  speak  every  man  truth  with  his  neighbour :  for  we  are 
members  one  of  another.  Be  ye  angry,  and  sin  not :  let  not  the  sun 
go  down  upon  your  wrath :  neither  give  place  to  the  devil.  Let 
him  that  stole  steal  no  more :  but  rather  let  him  labour,  working 
with  his  hands  the  thing  which  is  good,  that  he  may  have  to  give 
to  him  that  needeth.  Let  no  corrupt  communication  proceed  out 
of  your  mouth,  but  that  which  is  good  to  the  use  of  edifying,  that 
it  may  minister  grace  unto  the  hearers.  And  grieve  not  the  Holy 
Spirit  of  God,  whereby  ye  are  sealed  unto  the  day  of  redemption. 
Let  all  bitterness,  and  wrath,  and  anger,  and  clamour,  and  evil 
speaking,  be  put  away  from  you,  with  all  malice :  and  be  ye  kind 
one  to  another,  tenderhearted,  forgiving  one  another,  even  as  God 
for  Christ's  sake  hath  forgiven  you. 

The  Collect. 

O  Lord,  our  Maker  and  Redeemer,  the  Holy  One  of 
Israel,  who  hast  stretched  forth  the  heavens,  and  laid  the 
foundations  of  the  earth ;  be  pleased  graciously  to  confirm 
and  carry  forward  Thy  glorious  work  of  salvation  in  our 
hearts,  causing  old  things  to  pass  away  and  all  things  to 
become  new ;  that  looking  always  above  and  beyond  this 
world,  we  may  have  our  conversation  in  heaven,  from 


TWENTIETH    SUNDAY    AFTER    TRINITY.         117 

whence  also  we  look  for  the  Saviour,  the  Lord  Jesua 
Christ :  who  liveth  and  reigneth  with  Thee  and  the  Holy 
Ghost,  ever  one  God,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


Stonttnil]  Stut&Hg  niUi  frinitg. 


The  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  xxii.  1-14. 

And  Jesus  answered  and  spake  unto  them  again  by  parables,  and 
said,  The  kingdom  of  heaven  is  like  unto  a  certain  king,  which 
made  a  marriage  for  his  son,  and  sent  forth  his  servants  to  call  them 
that  were  bidden  to  the  wedding  :  and  they  would  not  come.  Again, 
he  sent  forth  other  servants,  saying,  Tell  them  which  are  bidden, 
Behold,  I  have  prepared  my  dinner :  my  oxen  and  my  fatlings  are 
killed,  and  all  things  are  ready :  come  unto  the  marriage.  But  they 
made  light  of  it,  and  went  their  ways,  one  to  his  farm,  another  to 
his  merchandise :  and  the  remnant  took  his  servants,  and  entreated 
them  spitefully,  and  slew  them.  But  when  the  king  heard  thereof, 
he  was  wroth :  and  he  sent  forth  his  armies,  and  destroyed  those 
murderers,  and  burned  up  their  city.  Then  saith  he  to  his  servants, 
The  wedding  is  ready,  but  they  which  were  bidden  were  not  worthy. 
Go  ye  therefore  into  the  highways,  and  as  many  as  ye  shall  find,  bid 
to  the  marriage.  So  those  servants  went  out  into  the  highways,  and 
gathered  together  all  as  many  as  they  found,  both  bad  and  good : 
and  the  wedding  was  furnished  with  guests.  And  when  the  king 
came  in  to  see  the  guests,  he  saw  there  a  man  which  had  not  on  a 
wedding  garment :  and  he  saith  unto  him,  Friend,  how  earnest  thou 
in  hither  not  having  a  wedding  garment  ?  And  he  was  speechless. 
Then  said  the  king  to  the  servants,  Bind  him  hand  and  foot,  and 
take  him  away,  and  cast  him  into  outer  darkness ;  there  shall  be 
weeping  and  gnashing  of  teeth.  For  many  are  called,  but  few  are 
chosen. 

The  Epistle,  Eph.  v.  15-21. 

See  then  that  ye  walk  circumspectly,  not  as  fools,  but  as  wise, 
redeeming  the  time,  because  the  days  are  evil.  Wherefore  be  ye 
not  unwise,  but  understanding  what  the  will  of  the  Lord  is.  And 
be  not  drunk  with  wine,  wherein  is  excess;  but  be  filled  with  the 
Spirit;  speaking  to  yourselves  in  psalms  and  hymns  and  spiritual 


118   TWENTY-FIRST   SUNDAY  AFTER   TRINITY. 

songs,  singing  and  making  melody  in  your  heart  to  the  Lord ;  giving 
thanks  always  for  all  things  unto  God  and  the  Father  in  the  name 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ;  submitting  yourselves  one  to  another  in 
the  fear  of  God. 

The  Collect. 

0  God,  the  Father  everlasting,  whom  the  glorious 
hosts  of  heaven  obey,  and  in  whose  presence  patriarchs, 
prophets,  apostles,  martyrs,  with  all  the  spirits  of  the  just 
made  perfect,  continually  do  live ;  ftx  the  eye  of  our  faith, 
we  beseech  Thee,  with  clear  and  full  vision,  on  the  great 
cloud  of  witnesses  with  which  we  are  thus  compassed 
about  in  the  heavenly  world;  that  laying  aside  every 
weight,  and  the  sin  which  doth  so  easily  beset  us,  we  may 
run  with  patience  the  race  that  is  set  before  us,  and 
obtain  at  last  the  crown  of  everlasting  life :  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


ftonttg-fini  Suniag  xfttx  fntuijr. 


The  Gospel,  St.  John  iv.  46-54. 

So  Jesus  came  again  into  Cana  of  Galilee,  where  he  made  the 
water  wine.  And  there  was  a  certain  nobleman,  whose  son  was  sick 
at  Capernaum.  When  he  heard  that  Jesus  was  come  out  of  Judea 
into  Galilee,  he  went  unto  him,  and  besought  him  that  he  would 
come  down,  and  heal  his  son  :  for  he  was  at  the  point  of  death. 
Then  said  Jesus  unto  him,  Except  ye  see  signs  and  wonders,  ye  will 
not  believe.  The  nobleman  saith  unto  him,  Sir,  come  down  ere  my 
child  die.  Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Go  thy  way;  thy  son  liveth.  And 
the  man  believed  the  word  that  Jesus  had  spoken  unto  him,  and  he 
went  his  way.  And  as  he  was  now  going  down,  his  servants  met 
him,  and  told  him,  saying,  Thy  son  liveth.  Then  inquired  he  of 
them  the  hour  when  he  began  to  amend.  And  they  said  unto  him, 
Yesterday  at  the  seventh  hour  the  fever  left  him.  So  the  father 
knew  that  it  was  at  the  same  hour  in  the  which  Jesus  said  unto  him, 
Thy  son  liveth  :  and  himself  belk  ved,  and  his  whole  house.  This 
is  again  the  second  miracle  that  Jesus  did,  when  he  was  come  out 
of  Judea  into  Galilee. 


TWENTY-SECOND   SUNDAY  AFTER   TRINITY.     119 

The  Epistle,  Epli.  vi.  10-20. 

Finally,  my  brethren,  be  strong  in  the  Lord,  and  in  the  power  of 
his  might.  Put  on  the  whole  armour  of  God,  that  ye  may  be  able 
to  stand  against  the  wiles  of  the  devil.  For  we  wrestle  not  against 
flesh  and  blood,  but  against  principalities,  against  powers,  against 
the  rulers  of  the  darkness  of  this  world,  against  spiritual  wickedness 
in  high  places.  Wherefore  take  unto  you  the  whole  armour  of  God, 
that  ye  may  be  able  to  withstand  in  the  evil  day,  and  having  done 
all,  to  stand.  Stand  therefore,  having  your  loins  girt  about  with 
truth,  and  having  on  the  breastplate  of  righteousness ;  and  your  feet 
shod  with  the  preparation  of  the  gospel  of  peace ;  above  all,  taking 
the  shield  of  faith,  wherewith  ye  shall  be  able  to  quench  all  the  fiery 
darts  of  the  wicked.  And  take  the  helmet  of  salvation,  and  the 
sword  of  the  Spirit,  which  is  the  word  of  God  :  praying  always  with 
all  prayer  and  supplication  in  the  Spirit,  and  watching  thereunto 
with  all  perseverance  and  supplication  for  all  saints ;  and  for  me, 
that  utterance  may  be  given  unto  me,  that  I  may  open  my  mouth 
boldly,  to  make  known  the  mystery  of  the  gospel,  for  which  I  am 
an  ambassador  in  bonds ;  that  therein  I  may  speak  boldly,  as  I  ought 
to  speak. 

The  Collect. 

Almighty  and  most  merciful  God,  whose  name  is  a 
strong  tower,  into  which  the  righteous  runneth  and  is 
safe ;  lift  up  the  standard  of  Thy  Spirit,  we  beseech  Thee, 
against  the  power  of  the  enemy  coming  in  upon  us  like  a 
flood,  and  clothe  us  with  the  full  armor  of  righteousness 
on  the  right  hand  and  on  the  left ;  that  we  may  be  able 
to  fight  manfully  the  good  fight  of  faith,  and  so  finish  our 
course  with  joy,  in  the  great  day  when  Christ,  the  right- 
eous Judge,  shall  appear :  who  liveth  and  reigneth  with 
Thee,  in  the  unity  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  ever  one  God,  world 
without  end.  Amen. 


The  Gospel,  St.  Matt,  xviii.  21-35. 

Then  came  Peter  to  him,  and  said,  Lord,  how  oft  shall  my  bro- 
ther sin  against  me,  and  I  forgive  him  ?  till  seven  times  ?  Jesus 
saith  unto  him,  I  say  not  unto  thee,  Until  seven  times :  but,  Until 


120     TWENTY-SECOND   SUNDAY     iFTER  TRINITY. 

seventy  times  seven.  Therefore  is  the  kingdom  of  heaven  likened 
unto  a  certain  king,  which  would  take  account  of  his  servants.  And 
when  he  had  begun  to  reckon,  one  was  brought  unto  him,  which 
owed  him  ten  thousand  talents.  But  forasmuch  as  he  had  not  to  pay, 
his  lord  commanded  him  to  be  sold,  and  his  wife,  and  children,  and 
all  that  he  had,  and  payment  to  be  made.  The  servant  therefore 
fell  down,  and  worshipped  him,  saying,  Lord,  have  patience  with 
me,  and  I  will  pay  thee  all  Then  the  lord  of  that  servant  was 
moved  with  compassion,  and  loosed  him,  and  forgave  him  the  debt. 
But  the  same  servant  went  out,  and  found  one  of  his  fellow  servants, 
which  owed  him  an  hundred  pence  :  and  he  laid  hands  on  him,  and 
took  him  by  the  throat,  saying,  Pay  me  that  thou  owest.  And  his  fel- 
low servant  fell  down  at  his  feet,  and  besought  him,  saying,  Have  pa- 
tience with  me,  and  I  will  pay  thee  all.  And  he  would  not :  but  went 
and  cast  him  into  prison,  till  he  should  pay  the  debt.  So  when  his 
fellow  servants  saw  what  was  done,  they  were  very  sorry,  and  came  and 
told  unto  their  lord  all  that  was  done.  Then  his  lord,  after  that  he 
had  called  him,  said  unto  him,  0  thou  wicked  servant,  I  forgave 
thee  all  that  debt,  because  thou  desiredst  me :  shouldest  not  thou 
also  have  had  compassion  on  thy  fellow  servant  even  as  I  had  pity  on 
thee  ?  And  his  lord  was  wroth,  and  delivered  him  to  the  tormen- 
tors, till  he  should  pay  all  that  was  due  unto  him.  So  likewise  shall 
my  heavenly  Father  do  also  unto  you,  if  ye  from  your  hearts  forgive 
not  every  one  his  brother  their  trespasses. 


The  Epistle,  Phil  i.  3-11. 

I  thank  my  God  upon  every  remembrance  of  you,  always  in  every 
prayer  of  mine  for  you  all  making  request  with  joy,  for  your  fellow- 
ship in  the  gospel  from  the  first  day  until  now ;  being  confident  of 
this  very  thing,  that  he  which  hath  begun  a  good  work  in  you  will 
perform  it  until  the  day  of  Jesus  Christ :  even  as  it  is  meet  for  me 
to  think  this  of  you  all,  because  I  have  you  in  my  heart ;  inasmuch 
as  both  in  my  bonds,  and  in  the  defence  and  confirmation  of  the 
gospel,  ye  all  are  partakers  of  my  grace.  For  God  is  my  record,  how 
greatly  I  long  after  you  all  in  the  bowels  of  Jesus  Christ.  And  this  I 
pray,  that  your  love  may  abound  yet  more  and  more  in  knowledge 
and  in  all  judgment;  that  ye  may  approve  things  that  are  excellent; 
that  ye  may  be  sincere  and  without  offence  till  the  day  of  Christ ; 
being  filled  with  the  fruits  of  righteousness,  which  are  by  Jesus 
Christ,  unto  the  glory  and  praise  of  God. 


1  W  E  N  T  Y  -  T  II  I  R  L>    SUNDAY    AFTER    TRINITY.    121 

The  Collect. 

O  God,  by  whose  wise  and  righteous  order  the  whole 
creation  groaneth  and  travaileth  in  pain  together  until 
now,  as  having  been  made  subject  to  vanity  by  reason  of 
sin  ;  graciously  help  the  infirmities  of  Thy  people,  we 
humbly  beseech  Thee,  and  raise  them  up  through  the 
strong  power  of  Christian  hope  ;  that  we  also,  who  have 
received  the  firstfruits  of  the  Spirit,  may  not  seek  our  rest 
in  this  mortal  state,  but  inwardly  long  after  that  which  is 
far  better,  to  be  with  Christ  in  heaven :  to  whom,  with 
Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  honor  and  glory,  world  with- 
out end.     Amen. 


Sktxtg-'ttfcirfe  Sttniag  after  $rinitg, 


The  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  xxii.  15-22. 

Then  went  the  Pharisees,  and  took  counsel  how  they  might  en- 
tangle him  in  his  talk.  And  they  sent  out  unto  him  their  disciples 
with  the  Herodians,  saying,  Master,  we  know  that  thou  art  true, 
and  teachest  the  way  of  God  in  truth,  neither  carest  thou  for  any 
man  :  for  thou  regardest  not  the  person  of  men.  Tell  us  therefore, 
What  thinkest  thou  ?  Is  it  lawful  to  give  tribute  unto  Caesar,  or  not  ? 
But  Jesus  perceived  their  wickedness,  and  said,  Why  tempt  ye  me, 
ye  hypocrites  ?  Shew  me  the  tribute  money.  And  they  brought 
unto  him  a  penny.  And  he  saith  unto  them,  Whose  is  this  image 
and  superscription  ?  They  say  unto  him,  Caesar's.  Then  saith  he 
unto  them,  Render  therefore  unto  Caesar  the  things  which  are 
Caesar's ;  and  unto  God  the  things  that  are  God's.  When  they  had 
heard  these  words,  they  marvelled,  and  left  him,  and  went  their 
way. 

The  Epistle,  Phil.  iii.  17-21. 

Brethren,  be  followers  together  of  me,  and  mark  them  which  walk 
so  as  ye  have  us  for  an  ensample.  (For  many  walk,  of  whom  I  have 
told  you  often,  and  now  tell  you  even  weeping,  that  they  are  the 
enemies  of  the  cross  of  Christ :  whose  end  is  destruction,  whose  God 
is  their  belly,  and  whose  glory  is  in  their  shame,  who  mind  earthly 
things.)  For  our  conversation  is  in  heaven;  from  whence  also  we 
11 


122    TWENTY-FOURTH    SUNDAY    AFTER   TRINITY. 

look  for  the  Saviour,  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ :  who  shall  change  our 
vile  body,  that  it  may  be  fashioned  like  unto  his  glorious  body, 
according  to  the  working  whereby  he  is  able  even  to  subdue  all 
things  unto  himself. 

The  Collect. 

0  God,  to  whom  both  power  and  mercy  belong,  and 
who  renderest  to  every  man  according  to  his  work ;  give 
ns  grace,  we  beseech  Thee,  to  set  Thy  presence  before  us 
in  all  our  ways,  and  to  seek  continually  those  things 
which  are  well  pleasing  in  Thy  sight ;  that  we  may  pass 
through  the  wTorld,  as  pilgrims  and  strangers,  in  all  holy 
conversation  and  godliness,  looking  for  and  hastening 
unto  the  second  advent  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  when  He  shall 
come  to  be  glorified  in  His  saints  and  admired  in  all  them 
that  believe :  to  wrhom,  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost, 
be  honor  and  glory,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


%Kmxii-inx\\  Siutftag  afhr  friniig. 


The  Gospel,  St.  Matt,  ix.  18-26. 

While  he  spake  these  things  unto  them,  behold,  there  came  a 
certain  ruler  and  worshipped  him,  saying,  My  daughter  is  even  now 
dead  :  but  come  and  lay  thy  hand  upon  her,  and  she  shall  live.  And 
Jesus  arose  and  followed  him,  and  so  did  his  disciples.  And,  be- 
hold, a  woman,  which  was  diseased  with  an  issue  of  blood  twelve 
years,  came  behind  him,  and  touched  the  hem  of  his  garment :  for 
she  said  within  herself,  If  I  may  but  touch  his  garment,  I  shall  be 
whole.  But  Jesus  turned  him  about,  and  when  he  saw  her,  he 
said,  Daughter,  be  of  good  comfort;  thy  faith  hath  made  thee 
whole.  And  the  woman  was  made  whole  from  that  hour.  And 
when  Jesus  came  into  the  ruler's  house,  and  saw  the  minstrels  and 
the  people  making  a  noise,  he  said  unto  them,  Give  place  :  for  the 
maid  is  not  dead,  but  sleepeth.  And  they  laughed  him  to  scorn. 
"But  when  the  people  were  put  forth,  he  went  in,  and  took  her  by 
the  hand,  and  the  maid  arose.  And  the  fame  hereof  went  abroad 
into  all  that  land. 


TWENTY-FIFTH   SUNDAY  AFTER   TRINITY.   123 

TnE  Epistle,  Col.  i.  9-14. 

For  this  cause  we  also,  since  the  day  we  heard  it,  do  not  cease  to 
pray  for  you,  and  to  desire  that  ye  might  be  filled  with  the  know- 
ledge of  his  will  in  all  wisdom  and  spiritual  understanding;  that  ye 
mijrht  walk  worthy  of  the  Lord  unto  all  pleasing,  being  fruitful  in 
every  good  work,  and  increasing  in  the  knowledge  of  God  )  strength- 
ened with  all  might,  according  to  his  glorious  power,  unto  all  pa- 
tience and  long  suffering  with  joyfulness ;  giving  thanks  unto  the 
Father,  which  hath  made  us  meet  to  be  partakers  of  the  inheritance 
of  the  saints  in  light :  who  hath  delivered  us  from  the  power  of 
darkness,  and  hath  translated  us  into  the  kingdom  of  his  dear  Son  : 
in  whom  we  have  redemption  through  his  blood,  even  the  forgive- 
ness of  sins. 

The  Collect. 

Almighty  and  most  merciful  God,  who  didst  cause  Thy 
Sou  to  descend  into  the  bosom  of  the  grave,  that  He  might 
destroy  him  that  had  the  power  of  death,  and  deliver  them 
who  through  fear  of  death  were  all  their  lifetime  subject 
to  bondage ;  work  in  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  such  holy 
mortification  to  all  the  things  of  this  world,  and  such 
lively  apprehension  of  things  unseen  and  eternal,  as  may 
prepare  us  to  die  without  anxiety  or  dismay,  knowing 
that  if  our  earthly  house  of  this  tabernacle  be  dissolved, 
we  have  a  building  of  God,  a  house  not  made  with  hands, 
eternal  in  the  heavens :  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 


%towtz-fitt\  Sun&an  nittx  friniti.  ■ 


The  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  xxiv.  15-28. 

When  ye  therefore  shall  see  the  abomination  of  desolation,  spoken 
of  by  Daniel  the  prophet,  stand  in  the  holy  place,  (whoso  readeth, 
let  him  understand,)  then  let  them  which  be  in  Judea  flee  into  the 
mountains :  let  him  which  is  on  the  house-top  not  come  down  to 
take  any  thing  out  of  his  house :  neither  let  him  which  is  iu  the 
field  return  back  to  take  his  clothes.  And  woe  unto  them  that  are 
with  child,  and  to  them  that  give  suck  in  those  days !  But  pray  yc 
that  your  flight  be  not  in  the  winter,  neither  on  the  sabbath  d:~ . 


124   TWENTY-FIFTH   SUNDAY  AFTER  TRINITY. 

for  then  shall  be  great  tribulation,  such  as  was  not  since  the  begin- 
ning of  the  world  to  this  time,  no,  nor  ever  shall  be.  And  except 
those  days  should  be  shortened,  there  should  no  flesh  be  saved :  but 
for  the  elect's  sake  those  days  shall  be  shortened.  Then  if  any  man 
shall  say  unto  you,  Lo,  here  is  Christ,  or  there ;  believe  it  not.  For 
there  shall  arise  false  Christs,  and  false  prophets,  and  shall  shew 
great  signs  and  wonders ;  insomuch  that,  if  it  were  possible,  they 
shall  deceive  the  very  elect.  Behold,  I  have  told  you  before. 
Wherefore  if  they  shall  say  unto  you,  Behold,  he  is  in  the  desert  ; 
go  not  forth  :  behold,  he  is  in  the  secret  chambers ;  believe  it  not. 
For  as  the  lightning  cometh  out  of  the  east,  and  shineth  even  unto 
the  west;  so  shall  also  the  coming  of  the  Son  of  man  be.  For 
wheresoever  the  carcass  is,  there  will  the  eagles  be  gathered  to- 
gether. 

The  Epistle,  1  Thess.  iv.  13-18. 

But  I  would  not  have  you  to  be  ignorant,  brethren,  concerning 
them  which  are  asleep,  that  ye  sorrow  not,  even  as  others  which 
have  no  hope.  For  if  we  believe  that  Jesus  died  and  rose  again, 
even  so  them  also  which  sleep  in  Jesus  will  God  bring  with  him. 
For  this  we  say  unto  you  by  the  word  of  the  Lord,  that  we  which 
are  alive  and  remain  unto  the  coming  of  the  Lord  shall  not  prevent 
them  which  are  asleep.  For  the  Lord  himself  shall  descend  from 
heaven  with  a  shout,  with  the  voice  of  the  archangel,  and  with  the 
trump  of  God :  and  the  dead  in  Christ  shall  rise  first :  then  we 
which  are  alive  and  remain  shall  be  caught  up  together  with  them 
in  the  clouds,  to  meet  the  Lord  in  the  air :  and  so  shall  we  ever  be 
with  the  Lord.     Wherefore  comfort  one  another  with  these  words. 


The  Collect. 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  the  Fountain  of  all  life 
and  power,  who  hast  promised  to  bring  up  again  from 
the  dead  the  bodies  of  them  which  sleep  in  Jesus  ;  gather 
not  our  souls  with  sinners,  we  beseech  Thee,  but  make  us 
to  be  numbered  with  Thy  saints  in  glory  everlasting;  that 
having  been  joined  with  them  in  one  communion  here, 
we  may  also  share  hereafter  their  joyful  triumph,  in  the 
resurrection  at  the  last  day:  through  the  same  Jesus 
Christ,  our  risen  and  glorified  Lord.    Amen. 


TWENTY- SIXTH   SUNDAY   AFTER   TRINITY.    125 


f to£ttig-3i*t(j  9ss)ii  ttUx  frinitg. 


The  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  xxv.  31-46. 

When  the  Son  of  man  shall  come  in  his  glory,  and  all  the  holy 
angels  with  him,  then  shall  he  sit  upon  the  throne  of  his  glory :  and 
before  him  shall  be  gathered  all  nations :  and  he  shall  separate  them 
one  from  another,  as  a  shepherd  divideth  his  sheep  from  the  goats : 
and  he  shall  set  the  sheep  on  his  right  hand,  but  the  goats  on  the 
left.  Then  shall  the  King  say  unto  them  on  his  right  hand,  Come, 
ye  blessed  of  my  Father,  inherit  the  kingdom  prepared  for  you  from 
the  foundation  of  the  world :  for  I  was  ahungered,  and  ye  gave 
me  meat :  I  was  thirsty,  and  ye  gave  me  drink :  I  was  a  stranger, 
and  ye  took  me  in  :  naked,  and  ye  clothed  me :  I  was  sick,  and  ye 
visited  me  :  I  was  in  prison,  and  ye  came  unto  me.  Then  shall  the 
righteous  answer  him,  saying,  Lord,  when  saw  we  thee  ahun- 
gered, and  fed  thee  ?  or  thirsty,  and  gave  thee  drink  ?  when  saw  we 
thee  a  stranger,  and  took  thee  in  ?  or  naked,  and  clothed  thee  ?  or 
when  saw  we  thee  sick,  or  in  prison,  and  came  unto  thee  ?  And 
the  King  shall  answer  and  say  unto  them,  Verily  I  say  unto  you, 
Inasmuch  as  ye  have  done  it  unto  one  of  the  least  of  these  my 
brethren,  ye  have  done  it  unto  me.  Then  shall  he  say  also  unto 
them  on  the  left  hand,  Depart  from  me,  ye  cursed,  into  everlasting 
fire,  prepared  for  the  devil  and  his  angels.  For  I  was  ahungered, 
and  ye  gave  me  no  meat :  I  was  thirsty,  and  ye  gave  me  no  drink : 
I  was  a  stranger,  and  ye  took  me  not  in :  naked,  and  ye  clothed  me 
not :  sick,  and  in  prison,  and  ye  visited  me  not.  Then  shall  they 
also  answer  him,  saying,  Lord,  when  saw  we  thee  ahungered,  or 
athirst,  or  a  stranger,  or  naked,  or  sick,  or  in  prison,  and  did  not 
minister  unto  thee  ?  Then  shall  he  answer  them,  saying,  Verily  I 
say  unto  you,  Inasmuch  as  ye  did  it  not  to  one  of  the  least  of  these, 
ye  did  it  not  to  me.  And  these  shall  go  away  into  everlasting  pun- 
ishment :  but  the  righteous  into  life  eternal. 

The  Epistle,  2  Then.  i.  3-10. 

We  are  bound  to  thank  God  always  for  you,  brethren,  as  it  is 

meet,  because  that  your  faith  groweth  exceedingly,  and  the  charity 

of  every  one  of  you  all  toward  each  other  aboundeth ;  so  that  we 

ourselves  glory  in  you  in  the  churches  of  God,  for  your  patience  and 

11* 


126   TWENTY-SEVENTH    SUNDAY   AFTER   TRINITY. 

faith  in  all  your  persecutions  and  tribulations  that  ye  endure ;  which 
is  a  manifest  token  of  the  righteous  judgment  of  God,  that  ye  may 
be  counted  worthy  of  the  kingdom  of  God,  for  which  ye  also  suffer : 
seeing  it  is  a  righteous  thing  with  God  to  recompense  tribulation  to 
them  that  trouble  you ;  and  to  you  who  are  troubled  rest  with  us, 
when  the  Lord  Jesus  shall  be  revealed  from  heaven  with  his  mighty 
angels,  in  naming  fire  taking  vengeance  on  them  that  know  not  God, 
and  that  obey  not  the  gospel  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ :  who  shall 
be  punished  with  everlasting  destruction  from  the  presence  of  the 
Lord,  and  from  the  glory  of  his  power;  when  be  shall  come  to  be 
glorified  in  his  saints,  and  to  be  admired  in  all  them  that  believe, 
(because  our  testimony  among  you  was  believed)  in  that  day 

The  Collect. 

O  God,  who  hast  appointed  a  day  in  the  which  Thou 
wilt  judge  the  world  in  righteousness,  by  that  man  whom 
Thou  hast  ordained,  giving  assurance  thereof  unto  all  in 
that  Thou  hast  raised  Him  from  the  dead  ;  grant  unto  us 
grace,  we  beseech  Thee,  to  keep  in  mind  always  the  power 
and  coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  to  wait  continu- 
ally for  His  revelation  from  heaven  ;  that  having  boldly 
confessed  Him  before  men,  we  also  may  be  openly 
acknowledged  and  confessed  by  Him  when  all  flesh  shall 
appear  in  His  presence  :  to  whom,  with  Thee  and  the 
Holy  Ghost,  be  honor  and  glory,  world  without  end. 
A  men. 


$bnttt]|-S*to*ntjj  Soiras  aftu  Sntutg, 


The  Gospel,  St.  Matt.  xxv.  1-13. 

Then  shall  the  kingdom  of  heaven  be  likened  unto  ten  virgins, 
which  took  their  lamps,  and  went  forth  to  meet  the  bridegroom. 
And  five  of  them  were  wise,  and  five  were  foolish.  They  that  were 
foolish  took  their  lamps,  and  took  no  oil  with  them  :  but  the  wise 
took  oil  in  their  vessels  with  their  lamps.  While  the  bridegroom 
tarried,  they  all  slumbered  and  slept.     And  at  midnight  there  was  a 


TWENTY-SEVENTH    SUNDAY   AFTER   TRINITY.    127 

cry  made,  Behold,  the  bridegroom  cometh  ;  go  ye  out  to  meet  him. 
Then  all  those  virgins  arose,  and  trimmed  their  lamps.  And  the 
foolish  said  unto  the  wise,  Give  us  of  your  oil;  for  our  lamps  are 
gone  out.  But  the  wise  answered,  saying,  Not  so ;  lest  there  be 
not  enough  for  us  and  you :  but  go  ye  rather  to  them  that  sell,  and 
buy  for  yourselves.  And  while  they  went  to  buy,  the  bridegroom 
came ;  and  they  that  were  ready  went  in  with  him  to  the  marriage : 
and  the  door  was  shut.  Afterward  came  also  the  other  virgins,  say- 
ing, Lord,  Lord,  open  to  us.  But  he  answered  and  said,  Verily  I 
say  unto  you,  I  know  you  not.  Watch  therefore ;  for  ye  know  nei- 
ther the  day  nor  the  hour  wherein  the  Son  of  man  cometh. 


The  Epistle,  2  Pet.  iii.  3-14. 

Knowing  this  first,  that  there  shall  come  in  the  last  days  scoffers, 
walking  after  their  own  lusts,  and  saying,  Where  is  the  promise  of 
his  coming  ?  for  since  the  fathers  fell  asleep,  all  things  continue  as 
they  were  from  the  beginning  of  the  creation.  For  this  they  wil- 
lingly are  ignorant  of,  that  by  the  word  of  God  the  heavens  were  of 
old,  and  the  earth  standing  out  of  the  water  and  in  the  water : 
whereby  the  world  that  then  was,  being  overflowed  with  water,  per- 
ished :  but  the  heavens  and  the  earth,  which  are  now,  by  the  same 
word  are  kept  in  store,  reserved  unto  fire  against  the  day  of  judg- 
ment and  perdition  of  ungodly  men.  But,  beloved,  be  not  ignorant 
of  this  one  thing,  that  one  day  is  with  the  Lord  as  a  thousand  years, 
and  a  thousand  years  as  one  day.  The  Lord  is  not  slack  concerning 
his  promise,  as  some  men  count  slackness ;  but  is  longsufiering  to 
us-ward,  not  willing  that  any  should  perish,  but  that  all  should  come 
to  repentance.  But  the  day  of  the  Lord  will  come  as  a  thief  in  the 
night  j  in  the  which  the  heavens  shall  pass  away  with  a  great  noise, 
and  the  elements  shall  melt  with  fervent  heat,  the  earth  also  and 
the  works  that  are  therein  shall  be  burnt  up.  Seeing  then  that  all 
these  things  shall  be  dissolved,  what  manner  of  persons  ought  ye  to 
be  in  all  holy  conversation  and  godliness,  looking  for  and  hasting 
unto  the  coming  of  the  day  of  God,  wherein  the  heavens,  being  on 
fire,  shall  be  dissolved,  and  the  elements  shall  melt  with  fervent 
heat  ?  Nevertheless  we,  according  to  his  promise,  look  for  new  hea- 
vens and  a  new  earth,  wherein  dwelleth  righteousness.  Wherefore, 
beloved,  seeing  that  ye  look  for  such  things,  be  diligent  that  ye  may 
be  found  of  him  in  peace,  without  spot  and  blameless. 


128   TWENTY-SEVENTH   SUNDAY  AFTER   TRINITY. 

The  Collect. 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  by  whose  word  the  hea- 
vens and  the  earth,  which  are  now,  are  kept  in  store,  re- 
served unto  fire  against  the  day  of  judgment  and  perdition 
of  ungodly  men ;  make  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  to  be  such 
manner  of  persons  in  all  holy  conversation  and  godliness, 
as  they  ought  to  be  who  look  for  such  things  ;  that  when 
this  frame  of  nature  shall  be  dissolved,  we  may  be  counted 
worthy  to  behold  and  enjoy,  according  to  Thy  promise, 
the  new  heavens  and  the  new  earth,  wherein  dwelleth 
righteousness :  through  the  merits  and  mediation  6f  Thy 
Son  Jesus  Christ,  who  liveth  and  reigneth  with  Thee  and 
the  Holy  Ghost,  ever  one  God,  world  without  end.  Amen. 


THE  REGULAR  SERVICE 


ON 


THE    LORD'S    DAY. 


[Any  of  the  following  forms  may  be  used  in  the  Morning  Service  of  tho 
Lord's  Day,  except  on  Festival  and  Communion  days,  for  which  special  forms 
are  provided.  For  the  other  services  of  Sunday,  and  those  held  during  the 
week,  free  prayers  may  be  used,  as  the  Minister  may  deem  proper.] 


I. 

Invocation. 


After  the  singing  of  a  short  Anthem  by  the  Choir,  the  Minister  shall  com- 
mence the  services  before  the  altar  with  an  Invocation,  as  follows : 

In  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and  of  the 
Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 

Let  us  pray. 

O  Lord,  our  God,  we  lift  up  our  eyes  unto  the  hills  from 
whence  cometh  our  help.  Thou  only  art  the  fountain  of  life 
and  peace,  and  in  Thy  presence  is  fulness  of  joy.  Father 
in  heaven,  from  whom  cometh  down  every  good  and  perfect 
gift,  grant  us  Thy  blessing,  and  incline  Thine  ear  unto 
us,  as  we  come  before  Thee  in  the  solemn  service  of  Thy 
house.  Merciful  Saviour,  who  sittest  at  the  right  hand  of 
the  Father,  and  makest  intercession  for  us,  fulfil  now  Thy 
promise :    AYhere  two  or  three  are  gathered  together  in 

I  (129) 


130  THE    REGULAR    SERVICE    ON 

My  name,  there  am  I  in  the  midst  of  them.  0  Holy 
Ghost,  the  Comforter,  help  our  infirmities,  and  enable  us 
to  worship  in  the  beauty  of  holiness,  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

Confession  of  Sin. 

Dearly  beloved  in  the  Lord  :  Let  us  humble  ourselves 
before  the  throne  of  Almighty  God,  our  heavenly  Father, 
and  confess  our  manifold  sins  and  transgressions  with 
lowly  and  contrite  hearts,  that  we  may  obtain  forgiveness 
of  the  same,  remembering  the  words  of  His  holy  Apos- 
tle: If  we  say  that  we  have  no  sin,  we  deceive  ourselves, 
and  the  truth  is  not  in  us  ;  but  if  we  confess  our  sins,  God 
is  faithful  and  just  to  forgive  us  our  sins,  and  to  cleanse 
us  from  all  unrighteousness. 

Then  the  Minister  and  Congregation  shall  kneel  down,  and  repeat  the  fol- 
lowing Confession. 

Almighty  and  most  merciful  God,  our  heavenly  Father, 
we  humble  ourselves  in  Thy  holy  presence  under  a  deep 
sense  of  our  unworthiness.  We  have  sinned  against 
heaven  and  in  Thy  sight.  "We  have  come  short  of  Thy 
glory.  We  have  broken  Thy  laws.  We  have  greatly 
offended  against  Thee,  not  only  by  evil  words  and  deeds, 
but  also  by  sinful  thoughts  and  desires.  We  have  failed 
in  our  solemn  vows,  and  there  is  no  health  nor  soundness 
in  us. 

But,  0  Lord,  we  heartily  repent  of  our  sins ;  we  con- 
demn ourselves,  and  flee  to  the  Cross  of  Thy  dear  Son. 
Father  in  heaven,  for  His  sake,  have  mercy  upon  us. 
Deliver  us  from  the  guilt  and  power  of  sin.  Create  in  us 
a  clean  heart,  and  renew  a  right  spirit  within  us,  that  we 
may  present  ourselves  a  living  sacrifice  unto  Thee,  and 
serve  Thee  in  holiness  and  righteousness  all  the  days  of 
our  life,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

Resp.     Amen. 


TIIE   lord's   day.  131 

Then  shall  the  Minister  rise,  and  pronounce  to  the  Congregation,  still  kneel- 
ing, the  following  declaration  of  the  remission  of  sins  for  Christ's  sake. 

Hearken  now  unto  the  comforting  assurance  of  the 
grace  of  God,  promised  in  the  Gospel  to  all  that  repent 
and  believe. 

Thus  saith  the  Lord :  As  I  live,  I  have  no  pleasure  in 
the  death  of  the  sinner,  but  that  he  may  turn  from  his 
way  and  live.  God  so  loved  the  world,  that  lie  gave 
His  only  begotten  Son,  that  whosoever  believeth  in  Him 
should  not  perish,  but  have  everlasting  life. 

Unto  as  many  of  you,  therefore,  beloved  brethren,  as 
truly  repent  of  your  sins,  believe  in  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
and  are  resolved  to  walk  in  newness  of  life,  I  announce 
and  declare,  by  the  authority  and  in  the  name  of  Christ, 
as  His  minister,  that  your  sins  are  forgiven  in  heaven, 
according  to  His  promise  in  the  Gospel,  through  the 
perfect  merit  of  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

Kesp.  Amen. 

Or  this : 

Almighty  God,  who  desireth  not  the  death  of  the  sinner, 
but  rather  that  he  may  turn  from  his  wickedness  and  live, 
and  who  gave  His  Son  Jesus  Christ  as  a  sacrifice  and  pro- 
pitiation for  the  sins  of  the  whole  world ;  have  mercy 
upon  you,  absolve  you  from  all  sin,  establish  you  in  His 
grace,  grant  unto  you  His  Holy  Spirit,  and  bring  you  to 
life  everlasting,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

R.  Amen. 

M.  Peace  be  with  you. 

R.  Amen. 

Profession  of  Faith. 


Here  the  Congregation  shall  rise,  and  follow  the  Minister  in  repeating  the 
Apostles'  Creed. 

We  believe  in  God  the  Father  Almighty,  Maker  of 
heaven  and  earth : 


132  THE    REGULAR    SERVICE    ON 

And  in  Jesus  Christ  His  only  begotten  Son  our  Lord ; 
who  was  conceived  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  born  of  the  Virgin 
Mary ;  suffered  under  Pontius  Pilate,  was  crucified,  dead, 
and  buried ;  He  descended  into  hell ;  the  third  day  He 
rose  from  the  dead ;  He  ascended  into  heaven,  and  sit- 
teth  at  the  right  hand  of  God  the  Father  Almighty ;  from 
thence  He  shall  come  to  judge  the  quick  and  the  dead. 

We  believe  in  the  Holy  Ghost ;  the  holy  Catholic 
Church ;  the  communion  of  saints ;  the  remission  of 
sins ;  the  resurrection  of  the  body,  and  the  life  everlast- 
ing.    Amen. 

M.  Lord,  we  believe. 

R,.  Help  Thou  0  Lord,  our  unbelief! 
-  M.  Praise  ye  the  Lord. 

K.    The  Lord' 8  name  be  praised  ! 

Thanksgiving  and  Praise. 

Then  shall  the  whole  Congregation  and  Choir  sing  or  chant  a  Psalm,  the  Te 
Deum  (p.  23),  or  the  Gloria  in  Ezcelsis  (p.  22.) 

Scripture  Lessons  and  Collect. 

Then  shall  the  Minister  read  the  Gospel  and  Epistle  of  the  day,  from  Part 
IL,  commencing  thus :  The  Gospel  (The  Epistle)  for  the  day  (here  name 
the  Sunday),  is  recorded  in  (here  name  the  place).  After  the  reading,  he 
shall  offer  the  corresponding  Collect,  and  then  repeat  the  Minor  Doxology, 
the  Choir  or  Congregation  responding,  as  follows: 

M.  Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to  the 
Holy  Ghost : 

It.  As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever  shall  be, 
world  without  end.     Amen. 

M.  The  Lord  be  with  you. 

It.  And  with  thy  spirit. 

General  Petition. 
M.  Let  us  pray. 

Almighty  and  eternal  God,  we  adore  Thee  as  the  God 
and  Father  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ,  and 


THE    lord's    day.  133 

unite  with  angels  and  archangels  around  Thy  throne,  with 
the  glorious  company  of  the  patriarchs,  prophets,  apos- 
tles, martyrs  and  saints  in  heaven,  as  well  as  with  Thy 
militant  Church  upon  earth,  in  ascribing  unto  Thee  honor 
and  blessing,  thanksgiving  and  praise.  Holy,  holy,  holy 
is  the  Lord  God  of  Hosts :  heaven  and  earth  are  full  of 
the  majesty  of  Thy  glory.  Thou  hast  created  us  in  Thine 
own  image;  Thou  hast  redeemed  us  with  the  precious 
blood  of  Thy  Son ;  Thou  hast  sanctified  us  by  Thy  Spirit, 
and  called  us  out  of  darkness  into  Thy  marvellous  light. 
Grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  that  at  all  times  we  may  be  duly 
sensible  of  these  unspeakable  mercies,  and  manifest  our 
gratitude  not  only  with  our  lips,  but  also  in  our  lives,  by 
surrendering  ourselves  to  Thy  service,  and  walking  before 
Thee  in  righteousness  and  holiness  all  our  days.  Deliver 
us  more  and  more  from  the  bondage  of  sin  and  error, 
from  the  power  of  the  flesh,  the  corruption  of  the  world, 
and  the  temptation  of  the  devil.  Give  unto  us  the  faith 
which  worketh  by  love ;  the  hope  that  maketh  not 
ashamed ;  the  charity  that  never  faileth ;  confidence  in 
Thee  that  shall  never  be  shaken ;  patience  that  shall 
never  faint ;  courage  that  shall  always  be  ready  to  con- 
fess Christ,  and  to  fight  under  His  banner  against  the 
powers  of  darkness ;  so  that  we  may  live  in  Thy  fear,  die 
in  Thy  peace,  rest  in  hope,  and  attain  to  the  resurrection 
of  the  saints,  through  the  infinite  merits  of  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord. 

R.  Amen, 

O  Lord  God  Almighty,  King  of  saints,  who  hast  chosen 
Zion  for  Thy  habitation  and  Thy  rest  for  ever ;  regard,  we 
beseech  Thee,  with  Thy  special  favor  and  benediction,  Thy 
holy  Church  in  all  lands  and  nations.  Pour  out  Thy  Spirit 
upon  Thy  ministering  servants,  that  they  may  truly  be 
the  salt  of  the  earth,  and  the  light  of  the  world ;  and 
after  having  turned  many  to  righteousness,  may  shine  as 
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134  THE    REGULAR    SERVICE    ON 

the  brightness  of  the  firmament,  and  as  the  stars  for  ever. 
Bless  Thy  people  with  all  spiritual  blessings,  and  grant 
that  they  may  daily  grow  in  grace  and  in  the  knowledge 
of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ.  Heal  all  divi- 
sions and  distractions  among  believers  ;  and  so  unite  them 
in  truth  and  love,  that  they  may  be  of  one  heart  and  of 
one  soul,  keeping  the  unity  of  the  Spirit  in  the  bond  of 
peace.  Extend  the  borders  of  Thy  kingdom,  and  give  to 
Thy  Son  the  heathen  for  His  inheritance,  and  the  utter- 
most parts  of  the  earth  for  His  possession.  Hasten  the 
time,  when  at  the  name  of  Jesus  every  knee  shall  bow, 
and  every  tongue  confess  that  He  is  Lord  to  the  glory  of 
God  the  Father. 
R.  Amen. 

Almighty  God,  the  supreme  Ruler  of  heaven  and 
earth,  the  King  of  kings  and  Lord  of  lords,  who  dost 
from  the  throne  of  Thy  majesty  behold  the  nations  of  the 
earth,  look  down  in  mercy,  we  beseech  Thee,  upon  the 
land  in  which  we  dwell.  Bless  thy  servants,  the  Presi- 
dent of  the  United  States,  and  the  Governor  of  this  Com- 
monwealth, our  public  councils  and  all  that  are  in  au- 
thority ;  that  they  may  rule  in  Thy  fear,  and  that  we  may 
lead  a  quiet  and  peaceable  life  in  all  godliness  and 
honesty.  Be  pleased  to  continue  the  rich  favors  which 
Thou  hast  bestowed  upon  this  nation,  and  make  us  duly 
grateful  for  them.  Increase  and  preserve  to  our  use  the 
kindly  fruits  of  the  earth.  Prosper  every  useful  and 
honest  occupation.  Shed  down  the  healthful  influences 
of  Thy  Spirit  upon  all  schools  and  seminaries  of  learning. 
Preserve  us  from  pestilence  and  famine,  from  war  and  re- 
bellion, from  distraction  and  dissension,  and  from  every 
national  sin  and  calamity.  Make  us  an  example  of  right- 
eousness in  the  world,  and  an  instrument  in  Thy  hand  to 
spread  the  Gospel  among  the  nations  of  the  earth,  until 
all  kingdoms  and  dominions  shall  be  given  to  the  people 


THE    LORD'S    DAT.  135 

of  the  saints  of  the  Most  High,  whose  kingdom  is  an 

everlasting  kingdom. 

R.  Amen. 

Most  merciful  Father,  Thou  fountain  of  all  blessings 
and  giver  of  every  good  and  perfect  gift,  we  commend  to 
Thy  care  and  benediction  all  classes  and  conditions  of 
men.  Remember  them  according  to  their  several  wants 
and  necessities,  and  grant  unto  them  the  knowledge  of 
Thy  saving  truth  as  it  is  in  Jesus.  Especially  do  we 
beseech  Thee  to  look  down  in  compassion  upon  all 
widows  and  orphans,  all  prisoners  and  captives,  all  sick 
and  dying  persons,  and  upon  all  those  that  are  in  any  way 
afflicted  and  distressed,  or  persecuted  for  righteousness' 
sake ;  grant  unto  them  repentance  and  faith,  the  orna- 
ment of  a  meek  and  quiet  spirit,  patience  and  resigna- 
tion to  Thy  good  and  holy  will,  the  rich  comfort  of  Thy 
grace  in  this  life,  and  an  eternal  weight  of  glory  in  the 
great  day  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ. 

R.  Amen. 

Our  Father,  &e, 

R.  Amen. 

Singing  or  a  Hymn. 

Then  the  Minister  shall  give  out  a  Hymn,  in  the  usual  manner,  and  ascend 
the  pulpit. 


The  Sermon. 

The  Minister  shall  now  proceed  to  preach  the  Sermon,  which  on  ordinary- 
occasions  should  not  exceed  forty  minutes.  The  text  may  be  taken  from 
the  Gospel  or  the  Epistle  for  the  day,  or  may  be  selected  from  any  portion 
of  the  canonical  Scriptures.  It  is  advisable,  however,  also  in  the  latter 
case,  to  follow  the  order  either  of  the  Christian  year,  or  of  the  Bible,  or 
cf  the  Catechism. 


136  the  regular  service  on 

Prayer  after  the  Sermon. 

After  the  sermon,  the  Minister  may  offer  a  free  prayer,  with  special  reference 
to  the  subject  of  his  discourse  and  the  wants  of  the  congregation ;  or,  if 
he  prefer,  he  may  use  the  following  or  a  similar  form. 

Let  us  pray. 

Almighty  God,  our  heavenly  Father,  we  render  Thee 
hearty  thanks  that  Thou  hast  permitted  us  once  more  to 
enter  the  courts  of  Thy  sanctuary,  to  hear  Thy  word,  to 
sing  Thy  praise,  to  enjoy  the  communion  of  saints,  and 
to  he  built  up  in  our  most  holy  faith  on  the  foundation 
of  the  apostles  and  prophets.  Accompany,  we  beseech 
Thee,  with  Thy  heavenly  benediction  the  truth  which 
has  been  preached  unto  us  this  day,  that  as  good  seed  in 
good  ground,  it  may  take  root,  grow  up  and  bring  forth 
fruit  in  due  season  to  the  honor  of  Thy  great  name. 
Continue  to  us  the  use  of  the  precious  means  of  grace, 
and  grant  that  we  all  who  are  now  assembled  in  Thy 
sanctuary  on  earth  may  be  numbered  with  the  saints  in 
glory  everlasting,  and  render  hallelujah  and  praise  unto 
Thee,  the  Father,  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  blessed 
for  evermore. 

R.  Amen. 

Hymn  and  Benediction. 

Then  shall  the  collection  be  taken  up,  and  after  the  singing  of  the  con- 
cluding hymn,  the  Minister  shall  dismiss  the  Congregation  with  the  Mosaio 
or  Apostolic  Benediction. 


THE   lord's   day.  137 

II. 

Invocation. 

Grace  be  unto  you,  and  peace  from  God  our  Father, 
and  from  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ.     Amen. 

Let  us  pray. 

Almighty  and  most  merciful  God,  Father  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  who  sitteston  a  throne  of  glory,  surrounded 
by  the  hosts  of  heaven,  and  yet  delightest  to  dwell  with 
him  who  is  of  an  humble  and  a  contrite  heart ;  inspire 
us,  we  beseech  Thee,  with  a  solemn  sense  of  Thy  pre- 
sence, and  fill  us  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  that  we  may  wor- 
ship Thee  in  spirit  and  in  truth ;  and  let  the  words  of  our 
mouths,  and  the  meditation  of  our  hearts  be  acceptable  in 
Thy  sight,  0  Lord,  our  Strength,  and  our  Eedeemer. 
Amen. 

Here  a  Psalm  or  Hymn  shall  bo  sung,  and  a  portion  of  Scripture  read. 

General  Petition. 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God  our  heavenly  Father, 
from  whom  cometh  down  every  good  and  perfect  gift,  we 
present  ourselves  before  Thee  in  the  name  of  Thy  dear 
Son,  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  with  a  deep  sense  of  our  un- 
worthiness  and  guilt,  but  also  with  a  filial  confidence  in 
Thine  infinite  mercy.  Grant  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  the  re- 
mission of  all  our  sins,  and  make  us  to  know  the  blessed- 
ness of  the  man  to  whom  the  Lord  imputeth  not  iniquity. 
Create  in  us  a  clean  heart,  and  renew  a  right  spirit  within 
us.  Impart  unto  us  the  power  of  that  faith  which  over- 
cometh  the  world,  the  flesh  and  the  devil.  Fill  our  hearts 
with  love  to  God,  and  charity  to  our  fellow-men.  Es- 
tablish in  us  the  hope  of  everlasting  glory.  Strengthen 
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138        THE  REGULAR  SERVICE  ON 

us  by  Thy  Spirit  unto  every  good  word  and  work,  and 
make  us  to  grow  daily  in  grace  and  in  the  knowledge  of 
our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ,  to  whom  be  glory 
both  now  and  for  ever. 

It.  Amen. 

O  Thou  God  and  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  of 
whom  the  whole  family  in  heaven  and  earth  is  named, 
grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  Thy  blessing  upon  the  Church 
which  He  has  redeemed  with  His  most  precious  blood. 
Illuminate  her  ministers  with  true  knowledge  and  under- 
standing of  Thy  word.  Send  down  the  healthful  in- 
fluences of  Thy  grace  upon  her  congregations.  Make 
her  strong  and  mighty  against  all  heresy  and  schism, 
against  all  error  and  corruption.  Clothe  her  with  the 
beauty  of  holiness  and  peace.  Enlarge  her  borders,  and 
hasten  the  day  when  the  whole  world  shall  be  filled  with 
Thy  glory,  and  when  those  who  sit  in  the  region  and 
shadow  of  death  shall  know  and  worship  Thee  the  only 
true  God,  and  Jesus  Christ  whom  Thou  hast  sent. 

It.  Amen. 

Almighty  God,  Thou  King  of  kings  and  Lord  of  lords, 
from  whom  proceedeth  all  power  and  authority  in  heaven 
and  on  earth,  most  heartily  we  beseech  Thee  to  look  with 
favor  upon  Thy  servants,  the  President  of  the  United  States, 
the  Governor  of  this  Commonwealth,  our  legislators  and 
judges,  and  all  civil  rulers.  Imbue  them  with  the  spirit 
of  wisdom,  truth,  and  mercy;  and  so  rule  their  hearts, 
and  bless  their  endeavors,  that  law  and  order,  justice  and 
peace,  may  everywhere  prevail.  Preserve  us  from  public 
calamities,  from  famine  and  pestilence,  from  war  and  re- 
bellion, but  especially  from  national  sins  and  corruption, 
and  make  us  great  and  strong  in  the  fear  of  God  and  the 
love  of  righteousness.  Bless  all  the  nations  of  the  earth, 
and  let  the  time  soon  come,  when  Jesus  Christ  shall  reign 
King  of  nations  as  He  now  reigns  King  of  saints. 

R.  Amen. 


THE   lord's   day.  139 

O  God,  the  Creator  and  Preserver  of  all  mankind,  we 
implore  Thy  mercy  in  behalf  of  all  classes  and  conditions 
of  men.  Look  down  in  compassion  upon  all  who  are  in 
circumstances  of  affliction  and  distress,  whether  in  mind, 
body,  or  outward  estate  ;  and  grant  that  the  chastisement 
of  Thy  hand  may  yield  the  peaceable  fruit  of  righteous- 
ness unto  them  who  are  exercised  thereby.  Remember 
in  mercy  all  who  suffer  persecution  for  truth  and  right- 
eousness' sake;  give  unto  them  the  spirit  of  Thy  martyrs; 
strengthen  their  faith  and  patience,  that  they  may  receive 
at  last  the  crown  of  life.  Be  a  friend  to  the  poor  and 
needy,  a  father  to  the  fatherless,  and  a  husband  to  the 
widow ;  feed  the  hungry,  and  clothe  the  naked ;  protect 
those  who  are  in  danger  either  by  land  or  by  water ;  visit 
the  prisoner  in  his  captivity ;  relieve  the  slave  and  the 
oppressed,  and  comfort  the  sick  and  the  dying.  Do  good 
unto  all  men,  especially  unto  them  that  believe. 

Hear  us,  O  merciful  Father,  in  these  our  supplications, 
for  the  sake  of  Thy  dear  Son,  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  to 
whom  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  all  honor  and 
glory,  world  without  end. 

R.  Amen. 

Here  a  Psalm  or  Hymn  shall  be  sung. 

Sermon. 

After  the  sermon,  the  Minister  shall  offer  a  free  prayer,  or  the  Apostles' 
Creed  and  the  Lord's  Prayer,  or  the  following  thanksgiving :     !"" — "~ 

Almighty  God,  Father  of  all  mercies,  we,  Thine  unwor- 
thy servants,  do  give  Thee  most  humble  and  hearty 
thanks  for  all  Thy  goodness  and  loving  kindness  to  us 
and  to  all  men.  We  praise  Thee  for  our  creation,  preser- 
vation, and  all  the  blessings  of  this  life ;  but  above  all 
for  Thine  inestimable  love  in  the  redemption  of  the  world 
by  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ;  for  the  means  of  grace  and  for 


140  THE    REGULAR    SERVICE    ON 

the  hope  of  glory.  And  we  beseech  Thee,  give  us  a 
due  sense  of  all  Thy  mercies,  that  our  hearts  may  be  un- 
feignedly  thankful,  and  that  we  may  show  forth  Thy 
praise,  not  only  with  our  lips,  but  in  our  lives ;  by  giving 
up  ourselves  to  Thy  sendee,  and  by  walking  before  Thee 
in  holiness  and  righteousness  all  our  days,  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord,  to  whom,  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost, 
be  all  honor  and  glory,  world  without  end. 

R.  Amen. 

Almighty  God,  who  hast  given  us  grace  at  this  time 
with  one  accord  to  make  our  common  supplication  unto 
Thee,  and  dost  promise  that  when  two  or  three  are 
gathered  together  in  Thy  name,  Thou  wilt  grant  their 
requests ;  fulfil  now,  0  Lord,  the  desires  and  petitions  of 
Thy  servants,  as  may  be  most  expedient  for  them,  grant- 
ing us  in  this  world  knowledge  of  Thy  truth,  and  in  the 
world  to  come  life  everlasting. 

R.  Amen. 

Hymn  and  Benediction. 


III. 

Invocation. 


Almighty  God,  our  heavenly  Father,  Thou  art  a  great 
God,  and  a  great  King,  worthy  to  be  feared  and  had  in 
reverence  of  all  them  that  are  about  Thee.  Let  a  sense 
of  Thy  presence,  and  of  the  awful  majesty  of  Thy  glory, 
possess  our  spirits,  we  humbly  entreat  Thee,  as  we  at- 
tempt thus  to  engage  in  Thy  solemn  worship.  May  we 
have  power  to  draw  nigh  to  Thee  with  a  true  heart,  and 
in  full  assurance  of  faith;  that  it  may  please  Thee  at  the 


THE    LORD'S    DAY.  141 

same  time  to  draw  nigh  to  us,  and  fill  us  with  the  conso- 
lations of  Thy  heavenly  grace,  through  the  infinite  merits 
of  Thy  Son,  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ.     Amen. 


General  Petition. 

Almighty  and  most  holy  God,  who  art  of  purer  eyes 
than  to  "behold  iniquity,  and  in  whose  sight  even  the  hea- 
vens are  not  clean,  we  acknowledge  ourselves  unworthy 
of  the  privilege  we  enjoy,  in  being  permitted  to  tread 
Thy  courts  and  to  call  upon  Thy  name.  "We  have  sinned 
against  Thee,  and  have  broken  Thy  law,  which  is  holy, 
just,  and  good,  doing  what  we  ought  not  to  have  done, 
and  leaving  undone  that  which  it  was  our  duty  to  do. 
We  have  erred  and  strayed  from  Thy  ways  like  lost  sheep. 
Enter  not  into  judgment  with  us,  0  Lord,  but  look  upon 
us  mercifully  in  Christ,  who  is  the  propitiation  for  our 
sins,  and  in  whom  Thou  hast  declared  Thyself  to  be  ever 
well  pleased.  For  the  sake  of  His  holy  life,  His  precious 
death  and  burial,  His  glorious  resurrection  and  ascension, 
have  mercy  upon  us,  O  God  the  Father  of  heaven,  have 
mercy  upon  us  miserable  sinners.  Lamb  of  God,  that 
takest  away  the  sin  of  the  world,  have  mercy  upon  us. 
Sou  of  God,  Eedeemer  of  the  world,  have  mercy  upon 
us,  and  grant  us  Thy  peace. 

Out  of  the  depths  have  we  cried  unto  Thee,  O  Lord. 
Lord,  hear  our  voice ;  let  Thine  ears  be  attentive  to  the 
voice  of  our  supplications.  If  Thou,  Lord,  shouldst  mark 
iniquities,  0  Lord,  who  shall  stand  ?  But  there  is  forgive- 
ness with  Thee,  that  Thou  mayest  be  feared.  We  wait 
for  the  Lord  ;  our  soul  doth  wait,  and  in  His  word  do  we 
hope.  Let  Israel  hope  in  the  Lord;  for  with  the  Lord 
there  is  mercy,  and  with  Him  is  plenteous  redemption. 
And  He  shall  redeem  Israel  from  all  his  iniquities. 


142  THE    REGULAR    SERVICE    ON 

O  God  of  our  salvation,  who  hast  so  loved  the  world  as 
to  send  into  it  Thine  only-begotten  Son,  that  whosoever 
believeth  in  Him  should  not  perish,  but  have  everlasting 
life ;  vouchsafe  unto  us  the  aid  of  Thy  Holy  Spirit,  that  we 
may  be  firmly  assured  of  this  mystery  of  grace,  and  cleav- 
ing to  it  always  with  true  faith,  may  be  enabled  to 
cleanse  ourselves  from  all  filthiness  of  the  flesh  and  spirit, 
and  to  perfect  holiness  in  the  fear  of  God,  following  those 
who  through  faith  and  patience  inherit  the  promises. 
Forgetting  those  things  which  are  behind,  and  reaching 
forth  unto  those  things  which  are  before,  may  we  press 
toward  the  mark  for  the  prize  of  the  high  calling  of  God 
in  Christ  Jesus.  So  order  the  course  of  Thy  providence 
toward  us  that  all  things  may  work  together  for  our  good, 
and  minister  to  our  growth  in  righteousness  and  grace. 
Help  us  rightly  to  understand,  and  wisely  to  improve,  the 
lessons  of  heavenly  wisdom  which  are  set  before  us  every 
day  in  the  divine  administration  of  this  present  world. 
But  especially  enable  us,  through  the  aid  of  Thy  Spirit, 
so  to  use  the  means  of  salvation  we  enjoy  in  the  Church, 
that  we  may  be  delivered  from  the  power  of  our  sins,  and 
be  strengthened  with  all  might  in  the  inner  man  unto 
every  good  word  and  work.  Make  us  equal  to  all  duties 
and  trials.  Help  us  to  overcome  the  world.  Subdue 
Satan  under  our  feet.  Hold  Thou  us  up  in  our  goings, 
and  lead  us  by  Thy  hand  in  the  way  in  which  we  ought 
to  walk,  that  we  come  not  short  of  Thy  glory,  and  that 
no  man  take  from  us  our  crown.  And  finally,  when  we 
shall  thus  have  endured  to  the  end,  through  the  power 
of  Thy  victorious  grace,  grant,  0  most  merciful  Father, 
that  we  may  die  in  peace,  and  that  so  an  entrance  may  be 
ministered  unto  us  abundantly  into  the  everlasting  king- 
dom of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ. 

0  God,  the  fountain  of  all  truth  and  grace,  regard  in 
mercy,  we  beseech  Thee,  the  kingdom  of  Thy  dear  Son. 


THE   lord's   day.  143 

Cause  Thy  face  to  shine  upon  Thy  holy  Catholic  Church 
in  all  lands,  that  she  may  speedily  "become  the  joy  and 
praise,  the  peace  and  salvation  of  the  whole  earth. 
Clothe  her  ministers  with  righteousness  and  truth.  Bring 
to  an  end  the  disorders  and  divisions,  the  heresies  and 
schisms,  which  still  mar  her  communion.  Restore,  O 
Lord,  the  captivity  of  Jacob.  Let  Zion  arise  and  shine, 
that  the  Gentiles  may  come  to  her  light,  and  kings  to  the 
brightness  of  her  rising.  Let  no  weapon  prosper  that  is 
formed  against  the  Church.  Encourage  the  hearts,  and 
strengthen  the  hands  of  Thy  faithful  people  in  every 
place.  Be  merciful  unto  us,  O  God  of  our  salvation,  and 
cause  Thy  face  to  shine  upon  us ;  that  Thy  way  may  be 
known  upon  the  earth,  and  Thy  saving  health  among  all 
nations.  All  this  we  beg,  for  the  sake  of  Thy  Son,  our 
Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ. 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  the  high  and  mighty 
Ruler  of  the  universe,  most  heartily  we  beseech  Thee 
with  Thy  favor  to  behold  and  bless  Thy  servant,  the 
President  of  the  United  States,  and  all  others  in  autho- 
rity. Inspire  our  rulers  with  wisdom.  Direct  and  control 
our  public  counsels,  that  we  may  be  defended  from  sin, 
which  is  a  reproach  to  any  people,  and  exalted  by  right- 
eousness among  the  nations  of  the  earth.  Lift  up  the  stan- 
dard of  Thy  Spirit  against  all  ungodliness,  and  shed  down 
upon  us  the  healthful  influences  of  Thy  grace,  that  pure 
and  undefiled  religion  may  everywhere  abound  and  prevail. 
Continue  unto  us  the  dews  and  showers  of  heaven,  the 
fruits  of  the  earth  in  their  season,  and  all  the  common 
blessings  of  Thy  providence.  Save  us  from  plague,  pes- 
tilence, and  famine,  and  from  the  terrible  scourge  of  war. 
Set  us  apart  and  sanctify  us  as  a  people,  0  Lord,  for 
Thine  own  praise,  and  for  the  service  of  Thy  glorious 
Gospel  throughout  the  world. 

Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  Father  of  mercies 


144  THE    REGULAR    SERVICE    ON 

and  the  God  of  all  comfort,  we  humbly  beseech  Thee  to 
bless  all  sorts  and  conditions  of  men.  Especially  we 
commend  to  Thy  compassionate  regard  all  who  are  in 
affliction  and  distress.  Remember  in  mercy  the  poor  and 
the  needy ;  the  desolate  and  the  oppressed ;  all  such  as 
are  in  any  danger,  whether  by  sea  or  land ;  and  all  who 
suffer,  whether  in  mind,  body,  or  outward  estate.  Show 
pity  upon  all  widows  and  orphans ;  upon  all  prisoners 
and  captives ;  upon  all  sick  persons,  and  upon  those  who 
are  drawing  nigh  to  the  gates  of  death.  Grant  unto  them, 
O  most  merciful  Father,  power  to  take  refuge  in  Thy 
holy  covenant,  and  to  humble  themselves  truly  under  Thy 
mighty  hand ;  that  it  may  please  Thee  to  lift  them  up  in 
due  time,  giving  them  patience  under  their  sufferings, 
and  a  happy  issue  out  of  all  their  afflictions,  through 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Our  Father,  &c. 


IV. 

0  Thou  most  holy  and  everlasting  God,  Almighty 
Father  of  angels  and  of  men ;  with  all  the  heavenly  hosts, 
who  surround  Thy  throne  and  perpetually  worship  Thee ; 
with  all  the  spirits  of  the  just  made  perfect,  patriarchs, 
prophets,  apostles,  and  martyrs ;  with  the  whole  Catholic 
Church,  in  heaven  and  on  earth,  we,  unworthy  as  we  are, 
unite  in  rendering  and  ascribing,  as  is  most  justly  due, 
all  glory,  honor,  might,  majesty  and  dominion  unto  Thee, 
the  only  living  and  only  true  God. 

Thou  art  the  Creator  of  all  things,  visible  and  invisible ; 
the  Maker  of  our  bodies  and  the  Father  of  our  spirits ; 
the  Fountain  of  all  life  and  blessedness ;  the  Giver  of  all 
our  mercies.     We   bring  Thee  our  humble  tribute  of 


THE    LORD'S    DAY.  145 

thanks  for  Thy  great  goodness.  We  thank  Thee  for  life, 
health,  and  strength,  and  for  the  innumerable  common 
blessings  which,  notwithstanding  our  sins,  we  enjoy  so 
richly  at  Thy  hand.  But,  above  all  gifts  of  nature,  we 
would  never  cease  to  remember,  with  the  deepest  grati- 
tude, the  unspeakable  gift  of  Thine  only-begotten  and 
well-beloved  Son,  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  whom  Thou 
di4st  send  into  our  lost  and  miserable  world,  to  become 
an  everlasting  Saviour  unto  all  them  who  put  their  trust 
in  Him.  We  thank  Thee  for  His  incarnation,  His  life 
of  suffering,  His  miracles  and  divine  teachings,  His  bitter 
passion  on  the  cross,  His  resurrection  from  the  dead,  His 
ascension  to  Thy  right  hand,  His  prevailing  intercession, 
the  outpouring  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  the  establishment 
of  the  Christian  Church,  with  all  her  great  and  precious 
means  of  grace. 

In  view  of  all  these  mercies,  we  confess,  0  God,  our 
Father,  that  we  have  sinned  against  heaven  and  in  Thy 
sight,  and  are  not  worthy  to  be  called  Thy  children.  We 
have  sinned  against  light  and  knowledge.  Members  of 
a  fallen  race,  we  do  by  nature  the  works  of  iniquity,  and 
there  is  no  health  in  us.  But,  blessed  be  Thy  holy 
name !  there  is  forgiveness  with  Thee  that  Thou  mayest 
be  feared.  Have  mercy  upon  us,  O  God,  according  to 
Thy  loving  kindness ;  according  unto  the  multitude  of 
Thy  tender  mercies,  blot  out  our  transgressions.  0  Thou 
Lamb  of  God,  that  takest  away  the  sin  of  the  world,  take 
away  our  sins.  Purge  us  from  guilt  and  pollution. 
Wash  us  in  Thy  blood,  and  we  shall  be  clean.  Give  us 
penitent  and  contrite  hearts,  and  clothe  us  with  the' robe 
of  Thy  righteousness,  that  we  may  rejoice  in  Thee,  the 
God  of  our  salvation.  Enlighten  the  eyes  of  our  under- 
standing, that  we  may  learn  to  know  Thee  aright.  Reign 
in  us  and  rule  over  us,  and  bring  every  thought  and  feel- 
ing into  complete  captivity  to  the  obedience  of  faith. 
13  k 


146  THE    REGULAR    SERVICE    ON 

0  Thou  holy  and  eternal  Spirit,  who  through  all  ages 
workest  mightily  in  the  hearts  of  them  that  believe,  be 
pleased  so  to  give  power  to  the  ministrations  of  Thy  grace, 
as  also  to  the  events  of  Thy  providence,  that  they  may 
work  together  for  our  good,  that  becoming  more  and 
more  closely  united  to  our  blessed  Lord,  wre  may  be  able 
to  keep  up  a  successful  conflict  with  the  powers  of  evil  in 
ourselves  and  in  the  surrounding  world,  and  at  last  attain, 
with  all  saints,  unto  the  resurrection  of  the  just  and  the 
joys  of  Thy  heavenly  kingdom. 

0  Thou  holy  and  adorable  Son  of  God,  to  whom  all 
power  in  heaven  and  on  earth  is  committed  for  the  sake 
of  Thy  body,  the  Church,  we  heartily  beseech  Thee  to 
open  the  windows  of  heaven  and  pour  out  a  blessing 
upon  her.  Plentifully  endow  Thy  servants,  who  minister 
in  holy  things,  with  the  gifts  of  Thy  grace,  so  that  they 
may  rightly  dispense  Thy  word  and  sacraments  unto  all 
the  people,  to  the  strengthening  of  their  faith  in  Thee, 
and  the  increase  of  love  toward  all  men.  Heal  her  divi- 
sions and  strifes.  Bind  together  her  true  members  with 
the  bands  of  a  never-failing  charity.  Preserve  her  safe 
from  heresy  and  schism.  Confound  and  defeat  the  ma- 
chinations of  her  enemies,  and  hasten  the  coming  of  that 
day,  when  every  knee  shall  bow,  and  every  tongue  confess 
Thee  to  be  Lord,  to  the  glory  of  God  the  Father. 

0  Thou,  who  art  the  King  of  kings  and  Lord  of  lords, 
grant,  we  pray  Thee,  unto  all  the  rulers  and  magistrates 
of  this  nation,  a  spirit  of  wisdom  and  godly  fear.  Give 
us  just  laws,  and  let  them  be  justly  executed.  Restrain 
the  violence  of  the  wicked,  and  pardon  our  national  sins, 
that  we  may  escape  Thy  righteous  judgments,  and  pass 
the  rest  of  our  days  in  the  peaceful  enjoyment  of  Thy 
favor.  Have  mercy  on  the  oppressed  and  broken-hearted. 
Be  a  father  to  the  fatherless,  the  widow's  stay,  and  the 
stranger's  guide.     Prepare  the  dying  for  death,  and  iia 


THE  lord's   day.  147 

part  the  consolations  of  Thy  heavenly  grace  unto  all  the 
sons  and  daughters  of  affliction  and  sorrow.  Touch  the 
hearts  of  impenitent  sinners.  Bring  back  wanderers  to 
Thy  fold.  Increase  the  number  and  holiness  of  Thine 
own  children,  and  confirm  all  baptized  persons  by  Thy 
grace  and  Spirit,  that,  amid  the  trials  and  temptations 
peculiar  to  their  years,  they  may  grow  up  into  the  stature 
of  perfect  men  in  Christ  Jesus,  and  gain,  with  us  all,  the 
crown  of  everlasting  life. 

All  these  things  we  ask  in  the  name  of  Him,  who  hath 
taught  us  to  pray  unto  Thee,  saying : 

Our  Father,  &c. 


PRATEES 


FOR    THE 


FESTIVAL    SEASONS. 


[The  Festival  Prayers  shall  take  the  place  of  the  General  Petition  preceding 
the  Sermon  in  the  ordinary  service  of  the  Lord's  day  —  the  Canticle  being 
said  or  sung,  instead  of  the  Invocation.] 


CANTICLE. 


Sing  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song ;  and  His  praise  from 
the  end  of  the  earth,  ye  that  go  down  to  the  sea,  and  all 
that  is  therein.  Let  the  wilderness  and  the  cities  thereof 
lift  up  their  voice ;  let  the  inhabitants  of  the  rock  sing, 
let  them  shout  from  the  tops  of  the  mountains.  Let  them 
give  glory  unto  the  Lord,  and  declare  His  praise  among 
the  heathen. 

The  Lord  hath  comforted  His  people ;  He  hath  made 
bare  His  holy  arm  in  the  eyes  of  all  nations :  and  all  the 
ends  of  the  earth  shall  see  the  salvation  of  our  God. 

Say  to  the  daughter  of  Zion,  behold,  thy  salvation 
cometh ;  behold,  His  reward  is  with  Him,  and  His  work 
before  Him.  Fear  thou  not ;  for  I  am  with  thee  :  be  not 
dismayed  ;  for  I  am  thy  God  :  I  will  strengthen  thee  ;  yea, 
I  will  help  thee.  Unto  you  that  fear  My  name  shall  the 
Sun  of  righteousness  arise  with  healing  in  His  wings  ! 

(H8) 


PRAYERS    FOR    FESTIVAL    SEASONS.  149 

The  glory  of  the  Lord  shall  be  revealed,  and  all  flesh 
shall  see  it.  Death  shall  be  swallowed  up  in  victory,  and 
God  will  wipe  away  all  tears  from  our  eyes.  And  it  shall 
be  said  in  that  day,  Lo,  this  is  our  God  ;  we  have  waited 
for  Him,  and  He  will  save  us  :  this  is  the  Lord ;  we  have 
waited  for  Him,  we  will  be  glad  and  rejoice  in  His 
salvation. 

Sanctify  and  prepare  yourselves  to  look  upon  the  glory 
of  our  God;  for  the  Lord  cometh.  Prepare  ye  the  way 
of  the  Lord  and  make  His  paths  straight ;  let  us  serve 
Him  with  gladness,  and  come  before  His  presence  with 
singing  !  Blessed  is  He  that  cometh  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord ! 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to  the 
Holy  Ghost,  as  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever 
shall  be,  wrorld  without  end !     Amen. 

Instead  of  this  Canticle,  or  together  with  it,  the  Benedictus,  or  the  Magni- 
ficat (p.  20),  may  be  used. 

PRAYER. 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  who  by  the  mouths  of 
Thy  prophets  and  holy  men  of  old,  didst  proclaim  the 
Advent  of  Thy  Son,  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ, 
the  Desire  of  all  nations,  the  Hope  of  Israel,  the  Redeemer 
of  the  world;  aid  us,  wre  beseech  Thee,  at  this  time,  to 
repent  heartily  and  truly  of  all  our  sins,  and  so  to  humble 
ourselves  that  we  may  be  prepared  to  receive  Him  with 
gladness  and  join  in  the  cry:  Hosanna  to  the  Son  of 
David !  Blessed  is  He  that  cometh  in  the  name  of  the 
Lord! 

Arise,  O  Sun  of  Righteousness,  with  healing  in  Thy 
wings,  that  the  nations  which  sit  in  darkness  and  in  the 
shadow  of  death  may  behold  Thy  light,  that  all  flesh  may 
see  the  salvation  of  our  God.  O  Thou  true  Light,  which 
lightest  every  man  that  cometh  into  the  world;  shine 
into  our  hearts  and  give  us  the  light  of  the  knowledge  of 
13* 


150  PRAYERS   FOR   FESTIVAL   SEASONS. 

the  glory  of  God,  that  beholding  Thy  glory,  we  may  be 
changed  into  the  same  image  from  glory  to  glory,  as  by 
the  Spirit  of  the  Lord. 

Grant  us  grace,  we  beseech  Thee,  to  pass  the  time  of 
our  sojourning  here  in  fear,  in  daily  watchfulness  and 
prayer,  ever  looking  forward,  and  hasting  unto  the  day 
of  Thy  second  coming,  when  Thou  shalt  appear  again  in 
the  clouds  of  heaven  with  all  Thy  holy  angels,  to  be 
admired  of  all  them  that  believe,  and  dreaded  by  all  them 
who  have  not  obeyed  Thy  gospel;  so  that  when  Thou 
dost  come  in  the  glory  of  Thy  power,  we  may  be  able 
with  all  saints  to  lift  up  our  heads  with  joy  as  we  behold 
the  fulness  of  our  redemption  drawing  nigh. 

Hear  us,  O  Thou  eternal  Son  of  the  Father,  to  whom, 
with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  all  honor  and  glory, 
world  without  end.     Amen. 


Christmas. 

CANTICLE. 

Behold,  I  bring  you  good  tidings  of  great  joy;  for 
unto  you  is  born  this  day  a  Saviour,  which  is  Christ  the 
Lord! 

Glory  to  God  in  the  highest,  and  on  earth  peace,  good 
will  toward  men  !  Unto  us  a  Child  is  born ;  unto  us  a 
Son  is  given,  and  the  government  is  upon  His  shoulder. 
And  His  name  is  Wonderful,  Counsellor,  the  Mighty 
God,  the  Everlasting  Father,  the  Prince  of  Peace. 

God  hath  remembered  His  covenant  and  sent  salvation 
to  His  people.  When  the  fulness  of  time  had  come,  God 
sent  forth  His  Son,  made  of  a  woman,  made  under  the 
law,  that  we  might  receive  the  adoption  of  sons.  Israel 
is  saved  by  the  Lord  with  an  everlasting  salvation. 


C  HEIST  MAS.  151 

This  is  the  Lord's  doing,  and  it  is  marvellous  in  our 
eyes.  This  is  the  day  the  Lord  hath  made ;  we  will  re- 
joice and  be  glad  in  it.  Behold,  now  is  the  accepted 
time  !     Behold,  now  is  the  day  of  salvation  ! 

Say  among  the  heathen,  that  the  Lord  reigneth.  Let 
the  heavens  rejoice,  and  let  the  earth  be  glad ;  for  He 
shall  judge  the  world  with  righteousness  and  the  people 
with  His  truth.  Blessed  is  He  that  cometh  in  the  name 
of  the  Lord !  Blessed  be  the  kingdom  of  our  father 
David  !     Hosanna  in  the  highest ! 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to  the 
Holy  Ghost,  as  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever 
shall  be,  world  without  end !     Amen. 

PRAYERS. 

I. 

Almighty  God,  Father  of  all  mercies,  through  whose 
grace  we  are  permitted  once  more  to  celebrate  the  birth 
of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ,  we  approach  into 
Thy  presence  at  this  time  with  holy  joy,  to  praise  and 
magnify  Thy  great  name  for  the  unspeakable  gift  of  Thy 
Son,  who  hath  brought  life  and  immortality  to  light. 
Thou  hast  visited  and  redeemed  Thy  people,  and  raised 
up  a  horn  of  salvation  for  us  in  the  house  of  Thy  servant 
David,  that  we,  being  delivered  out  of  the  hand  of  our 
enemies,  might  serve  Thee  without  fear,  in  holiness  and 
righteousness,  all  the  clays  of  our  life.  Thou  hast  glori- 
ously fulfilled  Thy  promises,  given  to  our  first  parents 
after  the  fall,  to  the  patriarchs,  to  Moses  and  the  prophets, 
and  to  all  Thine  ancient  people,  who  waited  in  hope  for 
the  salvation  of  Israel.  When  the  fulness  of  the  time 
was  come,  Thou  didst  send  forth  Thy  Son,  made  of  a 
woman,  made  under  the  law,  to  redeem  them  that  were 
under  the  law,  that  we  might  receive  the  adoption  of  sons 
and  the  inheritance  of  everlasting  life. 


152  PRAYERS   FOR   FESTIVAL   SEASONS. 

Truly  great  is  the  mystery  of  godliness :  God  was  mani- 
fest in  the  flesh,  justified  in  the  Spirit,  seen  of  angels, 
preached  unto  the  Gentiles,  believed  on  in  the  world,  re- 
ceived up  into  glory. 

Bestow  upon  us,  O  God,  a  simple,  child-like  faith,  that 
with  the  shepherds,  and  the  wise  men  of  the  East,  we 
may  visit  the  manger  of  Bethlehem,  there  to  adore  the 
new-born  King  of  Israel,  and  offer  unto  Him  the  tribute 
of  our  hearts.  Give  us  grace  to  behold  the  glory  shining 
through  the  veil  of  His  humanity,  the  glory  of  the  Only 
Begotten  of  the  Father,  full  of  grace  and  truth.  May 
Christ  indeed  be  born  in  us  by  the  power  of  the  Holy 
Ghost.  And  as  He,  in  infinite  love  to  us  poor  sinners, 
descended  from  heaven  to  earth,  and  assumed  our  nature, 
and  became  flesh  of  our  flesh  and  bone  of  our  bone,  so 
may  we  have  power  to  ascend  from  earth  to  heaven,  and 
to  be  partakers  of  His  divine  nature,  to  the  glory  of  Thy 
great  and  adorable  name. 

Finally,  we  beseech  Thee  to  extend,  through  Thy 
ministering  servants,  the  good  tidings  of  great  joy,  which 
we  hear  this  day,  and  which  are  for  all  people,  to  the 
uttermost  parts  of  the  earth.  Let  the  day-spring  from  on 
high  visit  every  nation,  to  give  light  to  them  that  sit  in 
darkness  and  in  the  shadow  of  death,  and  to  guide  their 
feet  into  the  way  of  peace.  Hasten  the  time,  when  the 
angels'  anthem  shall  resound  over  all  lands :  Glory  to  God 
in  the  highest,  and  on  earth  peace,  good  will  toward  men, 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

II. 

O  Thou  God  and  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  at 
this  holy  season,  when  Thy  believing  people  in  all  parts 
of  the  world  are  met  to  celebrate  the  memory  of  the 
Saviour's  birth,  we  too  lift  up  our  hearts  to  Thee,  and 
bring  Thee  our  humble  tribute  of  praise  and  thanks- 
giving. 


CHRISTMAS.  15b 

Thou  didst  so  love  the  world  as  to  send  Thine  only 
begotten  Son,  that  whosoever  believeth  in  Him  might  not 
perish,  but  have  everlasting  life.  Thou  didst  suffer  Him 
to  be  born  of  the  blessed  Virgin,  to  assume  our  nature, 
to  take  upon  Him  our  infirmities  and  bear  our  sicknesses, 
to  die  the  cursed  death  of  the  cross,  that  we  might  live. 

O  Lord,  we  joyfully  acknowledge  and  thank  Thee,  that 
by  this  birth  and  this  death  we  attain  unto  everlasting 
life,  and  become  heirs  of  Thy  kingdom.  We  adore  Thy 
name.  "We  praise  Thy  mercy.  All  the  angelic  hosts 
admire  Thy  glorious  grace ;  and,  as  long  as  men  shall 
dwell  upon  the  earth,  Thy  praise  shall  resound,  and  every 
tongue  shall  sing :  Glory  to  God  in  the  highest,  and  on 
earth  peace,  and  good  will  toward  men  ! 

Jesus,  Thou  Son  of  God,  we  bless  Thee  for  becoming 
flesh  of  our  flesh  and  bone  of  our  bone,  and  beseech 
Thee,  that  we  may  be  made  partakers  of  the  fruits  of  Thy 
redemption.  Thou,  who  art  the  Son  of  God,  the  joy  and 
glory  of  the  human  race,  the  Lamb  of  God  that  taketh 
away  the  sin  of  the  world,  have  mercy  upon  us  !  Thou, 
who  diclst  descend  to  earth,  and  become  like  one  of  us  in 
all  things,  sin  only  excepted;  who  didst  die  and  rise 
again,  and  return  to  the  bosom  of  the  Father,  there  to 
prepare  mansions  of  rest  for  Thy  people;  hear  our  prayer, 
and  let  our  songs  of  praise  come  up  acceptably  before 
Thee. 

Thou,  who  didst  come  to  destroy  the  works  of  the  Devil, 
deliver  us  from  all  our  sins  and  make  us  able  to  renounce 
them.  As  Thou  wert  born  in  a  manger,  and  didst  lead  a 
life  of  poverty  and  sorrow,  and  humble  Thyself  unto 
death,  even  the  death  of  the  cross,  so  may  we  also  have 
power  to  despise  the  vain  pomps  of  this  world  and  strive 
only  after  the  heavenly  glory  and  eternal  felicity,  which 
Thou  hast  purchased  for  us  with  Thy  blood.     As  Thou 


154  PRAYERS  FOR   FESTIVAL   SEASONS. 

liast  loved  us,  so  also  may  we  love  Thee,  and  let  nothing 
separate  us  from  Thy  love. 

0  God,  because  we  believe  Thy  dear  Son  was  born  to 
raise  us  to  eternal  life,  teach  us  rightly  to  perceive  that 
by  this  faith  and  this  hope  we  are  bound  to  purify  our- 
selves even  as  He  is  pure,  so  that  we  may  worthily  cele- 
brate Thy  praise  and  enjoy  the  glory,  which  is  yet  to  be 
revealed  in  us ;  and  when  our  great  Redeemer  shall  come 
again,  a  second  time,  in  the  clouds  of  heaven,  -with  all  His 
holy  angels,  may  we  become  like  Him,  in  the  kingdom 
of  His  glory,  where  He  lives  and  reigns,  God  over  all, 
blessed  forever !     Amen. 


ghto  gear. 

CANTICLE. 


Lord,  Thou  hast  been  our  dwelling  place  in  all  genera- 
tions. Before  the  mountains  were  brought  forth,  or  ever 
Thou  hadst  formed  the  earth  and  the  world,  even  from 
everlasting  to  everlasting,  Thou  art  God. 

Thou  in  the  beginning  didst  create  the  heaven  and  the 
earth,  when  the  morning  stars  sang  together,  and  all  the 
sons  of  God  shouted  for  joy.  Thou  didst  say,  Let  there 
be  light  in  the  firmament ;  and  didst  call  forth  sun,  moon, 
and  stars,  that  they  might  be  for  signs,  and  for  seasons, 
and  for  days,  and  for  years. 

Lord,  what  is  man,  that  Thou  takest  knowledge  of  him ; 
or  the  son  of  man,  that  Thou  makest  account  of  him  ! 
Behold,  Thou  hast  made  our  days  as  a  handbreadth :  and 
our  age  is  as  nothing  before  Thee.  Verily,  every  man  at 
his  best  estate  is  altogether  vanity. 

Lord,  make  us  to  know  our  end,  and  the  measure  of 


NEW   YEAR.  155 

our  days,  what  it  is,  that  we  may  know  how  frail  we  are, 
and  walk  in  wisdom,  redeeming  the  time,  because  the 
days  are  evil. 

We  are  strangers  with  Thee  and  sojourners,  as  all  our 
fathers  were  ;  let  Thy  statutes  be  our  song  in  the  house 
of  our  pilgrimage.  O  comfort  us  all  the  days  of  this  vain 
life,  which  we  spend  as  a  shadow,  until  our  change  come. 

We  give  glory  unto  the  Alpha  and  Omega,  the  begin- 
ning and  the  ending.  Wre  fall  at  the  feet  of  Jesus  Christ, 
the  Son  of  God,  who  lays  His  right  hand  upon  us,  and 
says :  Fear  not ;  I  am  the  first  and  the  last :  I  am  lie  that 
liveth,  and  was  dead  ;  and  behold,  I  am  alive  forevermore, 
Amen  ;  and  have  the  keys  of  hell  and  of  death. 

Wre  shall  live  because  Thou  livest,  Jesus  Christ  the 
same  yesterday,  and  to-day,  and  forever. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to  the  Holy 
Ghost,  as  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever  shall 
be,  world  without  end.     Amen. 

PRAYERS. 

I. 

Almighty  God,  we  adore  Thee  as  the  eternal  and  un- 
changeable Jehovah,  with  whom  one  day  is  as  a  thousand 
years,  and  a  thousand  years  as  one  day.  Of  old  hast 
Thou  laid  the  foundation  of  the  earth;  and  the  heavens 
are  the  work  of  Thy  hands.  They  shall  perish,  but  Thou 
shalt  endure;  yea,  all  of  them  shall  wax  old  like  a  gar- 
ment ;  as  a  vesture  Thou  shalt  change  them,  and  they 
shall  be  changed.  But  Thou  art  the  same,  and  Thy  years 
shall  have  no  end.  Unchangeable  art  Thou  also  in  Thy 
promises  and  gracious  dealings  with  the  children  of  men. 
Though  the  mountains  shall  depart  and  the  hills  be  re- 
moved, Thy  kindness  shall  not  depart  from  Thy  people, 
neither  shall  the  covenant  of  Thy  peace  be  removed.  The 
mercy  of  the  Lord  is  from  everlasting  to  everlasting  upon 


156  PRAYERS   FOR   FESTIVAL   SEASONS. 

them  that  fear  Him,  and  His  righteousness  unto  children's 
children ;  to  such  as  keep  His  covenant  and  to  those  that 
remember  His  commandments  to  do  them. 

What  thanks  shall  we  render  unto  Thee  our  Maker, 
Preserver,  and  most  bountiful  Benefactor,  for  the  innu- 
merable blessings  with  which  Thou  hast  crowned  our  lives 
during  the  past  year.  "With  Jacob  of  old,  we  must  confess : 
"We  are  not  worthy  of  the  least  of  all  the  mercies  and  the 
truth  which  Thou  hast  showed  unto  Thy  servants.  "We  have 
broken  Thy  laws  and  commandments ;  we  have  grieved 
Thy  Holy  Spirit ;  we  have  wasted  many  days,  and  weeks, 
and  years,  in  the  service  of  the  world;  and  if  Thou  shouldst 
now  enter  into  judgment  with  us,  we  could  not  stand. 
But  Thou,  0  Lord  God,  art  merciful  and  gracious,  long 
suffering  and  abundant  in  goodness  and  truth,  keeping 
mercy  for  thousands,  forgiving  iniquity  and  trangression 
and  sin.  "We  take  refuge  in  the  merits  of  Thy  Son  Jesus 
Christ,  in  whom  Thou  hast  declared  Thyself  well  pleased. 
Lift  Thou  up  the  light  of  Thy  countenance  upon  us,  and 
restore  unto  us  the  joy  of  Thy  salvation. 

And  as  Thou,  in  Thine  infinite  goodness,  hast  brought 
us  safely  to  the  beginning  of  another  year,  we  humbly 
beseech  Thee  to  deliver  us  not  only  from  the  guilt  of  sin, 
but  also  from  its  power  and  dominion.  Create  in  us  a 
clean  heart,  O  God,  and  renew  a  right  spirit  within  us. 
Enable  us  to  put  off  the  old  man,  which  is  corrupt  accord- 
ing to  the  deceitful  lusts,  and  to  be  renewed  in  the  spirit 
of  our  mind,  and  to  put  on  the  new  man,  which  after  God 
is  created  in  righteousness  and  true  holiness.  Inspire  us 
with  a  living  sense  of  the  rapid  flight  of  time,  the  cer- 
tainty of  death,  and  the  judgment  to  come.  So  teach  us 
to  number  our  days  that  we  may  apply  our  hearts  unto 
wisdom.  Help  us  to  bear  in  mind  that  we  are  strangers 
and  pilgrims  on  the  earth,  and  direct  our  desires  to  the 
city  which  hath  foundations,  whose  builder  and  maker  is 


NEW    YEAR.  157 

God.  May  we  seek  first  the  kingdom  of  God  and  His 
righteousness,  and  lay  up  for  ourselves  treasures  in  hea- 
ven, where  neither  moth  nor  rust  doth  corrupt,  and  where 
thieves  do  not  break  through  nor  steal.  And  as  we  know 
neither  the  day  nor  the  hour  wherein  the  Son  of  Man 
eometh,  give  us  grace  to  watch  and  pray,  and  to  be  always 
ready,  having  our  loins  girded  and  our  lights  burning, 
like  unto  men  that  wait  for  their  Lord. 

Now,  heavenly  Father,  take  us,  and  the  whole  human 
family,  under  the  wings  of  Thy  gracious  protection  for  this 
new  year  of  our  earthly  pilgrimage.  Prepare  us  for  all 
its  duties,  trials,  and  afllictions,  that  in  all  these  things  we 
may  be  more  than  conquerors  through  Him  that  loved  us. 
And  should  this  year  be  our  last,  grant  that  we  may  de- 
part hence  with  triumphant  faith,  and  enter  into  the  man- 
sions of  eternal  rest  and  peace,  through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord,  who  is  the  same  yesterday,  to-day,  and  forever. 
Amen. 

II. 

O  Lord,  of  old  hast  Thou  laid  the  foundation  of  the 
earth,  and  the  heavens  are  the  work  of  Thy  hands.  They 
shall  perish,  but  Thou  shalt  endure  ;  yea,  all  of  them  shall 
wax  old  like  a  garment ;  as  a  vesture  shalt  Thou  change 
them,  and  they  shall  be  changed  ;  but  Thou  art  the  same, 
and  Thy  years  shall  have  no  end.  We  bring  Thee  bless- 
ing, and  worship,  and  praise,  on  this  the  first  morning  of 
a  new  year.  Thou  that  art  unchangeable,  Thou  that  art 
from  everlasting  to  everlasting,  and  with  whom  a  thou- 
sand years  are  as  one  day,  to  Thee  be  honor  and  thanks- 
giving ;  Thine  is  the  strength,  the  power,  and  the  might ; 
Thou  hast  made  heaven  and  earth;  Thou  didst  call  time, 
and  it  began  ;  Thou  didst  establish  the  foundations  of  the 
earth  ;  the  day  is  Thine,  the  night  also  is  Thine :  Thou 
hast  prepared  the  light  and  the  sun. 

Lord,  the  everlasting  and  almighty  God,  before  whose 
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158  PRAYERS   FOR  FESTIVAL   SEASONS. 

majesty  and  holiness  we  poor  sinners  fear  and  trembie? 
Thou  art  also  the  eternal  fountain  of  mercy,  Thou  art  our 
refuge  forever.  Thou  hast  regarded  our  misery,  and 
caused  a  new  year  of  grace  to  dawn  upon  us,  in  Jesus 
Christ  Thy  Son.  Unto  thee,  the  eternal  source  of  all 
grace,  we  this  day  lift  up  our  hearts  and  our  hands,  and 
beseech  Thee,  that  Thou  wouldst  cause  this  new  earthly 
year  to  be  to  us  also  a  year  of  salvation. 

We  bring  ourselves  as  an  offering  unto  Thee  this  day. 
Sanctify  us  by  Thy  Spirit,  and  let  the  power  of  Thy  grace 
reign  in  and  over  us.  In  the  name  of  Jesus  we  begin 
this  year.  In  Him  look  Thou  in  pity  upon  us,  Father  of 
mercies,  and  bless  and  keep  us,  and  guide  our  feet  in  the 
way  of  peace.  May  we  to-day,  and  at  all  times,  under- 
stand Thy  word  and  lay  it  to  heart;  that,  when  Thou 
shalt  call  us  from  this  world  to  Thyself,  we  may  close  our 
mortal  life  in  peace,  and  begin  the  great  new  year  of 
Eternity  with  joy,  and  come  into  Thy  blissful  presence; 
where  we  shall  unite  from  everlasting  to  everlasting  with 
angels  and  saints,  in  ascribing  blessing,  and  honor,  and 
glory,  and  power,  unto  Him  that  sitteth  upon  the  throne, 
and  unto  the  Lamb,  forever  and  ever.     Amen, 


CANTICLE. 


Christ  our  passover  was  offered  for  us  on  this  day. 
He  was  delivered  for  our  offences ;  He  bore  our  sins  in 
His  own  body  on  the  tree,  and  the  Lord  laid  on  Him  the 
iniquity  of  us  all.  His  soul  was  sorrowful,  even  unto 
death ;  He  was  brought  as  a  lamb  to  the  slaughter ;  He 
humbled  himself,  and  became  obedient  unto  death,  even 


GOOD    FRIDAY.  159 

the  death  of  the  cross.  He  was  taken  from  prison  and 
from  judgment;  He  was  cut  off  out  of  the  land  of  the 
living. 

Sing  praises  unto  our  God  and  the  Lamb,  and  say: 
Thou  wast  slain,  and  hast  redeemed  us  out  of  every  kin- 
dred, and  tongue,  and  people,  and  nation ;  Thou  hast  made 
us  unto  our  God,  kings  and  priests.  Worthy  is  the  Lamb 
that  was  slain  to  receive  power,  and  riches,  and  wisdom, 
and  strength,  and  honor,  and  glory,  forever  and  ever. 

All  creatures  which  are  in  heaven,  and  on  the  earth, 
ascribe  blessing  and  honor  unto  Him  that  sitteth  upon 
the  throne  and  unto  the  Lamb  !  Now  is  come  salvation 
and  strength,  and  the  kingdom  of  our  God,  and  the 
power  of  His  Christ. 

If  God  be  for  us,  who  can  be  against  us.  He  spared 
not  bis  only  begotten  Son,  but  delivered  Him  up  for 
us  all ;  how  shall  He  not  with  Him  also  freely  give  us  all 
things ! 

Unto  Him  that  loved  us,  and  washed  us  from  our  sins 
in  His  own  blood,  and  hath  made  us  kings  and  priests 
unto  God  and  His  Father,  to  Him  be  glory  and  dominion 
forever  and  ever. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  to  the  Son,  and  to  the  Holy 
Ghost,  which  is,  and  which  was,  and  which  is  to  come, 
God  over  all,  blessed  forever  more.     Amen. 

PRAYERS. 

I. 

0  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  eternal  Son  of  God,  our  blessed 
Redeemer,  give  us  grace,  we  beseech  Thee,  worthily  to 
celebrate  on  this  day  Thine  unfathomable  love  to  a  sinful 
and  guilty  world.  Thou  wast  pleased  to  descend  from 
the  throne  of  Thy  heavenly  glory,  to  assume  our  human 
nature,  to  be  persecuted,  denied,  betrayed,  condemned, 
and  nailed  to  the  Cross,  that  we  miserable  sinners  might 


160  PRAYERS   FOR   FESTIVAL   SEASONS. 

be  delivered  from  the  curse  of  the  law,  and  escape  the 
just  sentence  of  everlasting  damnation.  Thou  wast 
wounded  for  our  transgressions  and  bruised  for  our  ini- 
quities. The  chastisement  of  our  peace  was  upon  Thee ; 
and  with  Thy  stripes  we  are  healed.  All  we,  like  sheep, 
have  gone  astray ;  we  have  turned  every  one  to  his  own 
way,  and  the  Lord  hath  laid  on  Thee  the  iniquity  of  us 
all.  Thou,  who  knewest  no  sin,  hast  been  made  sin  for  us, 
that  we  might  be  made  the  righteousness  of  God  in  Thee. 
Thou  wast  slain,  and  hast  redeemed  us  to  God  by  Thy 
blood  out  of  every  kindred,  and  tongue,  and  people,  and 
nation,  and  by  one  offering  hast  perfected  forever  them 
that  are  sanctified. 

Therefore,  with  the  ten  thousand  times  ten  thousand, 
and  all  the  heavenly  host  of  the  redeemed,  we  would 
unite  in  saying :  "Worthy  is  the  Lamb  that  was  slain  to 
receive  power,  and  riches,  and  wisdom,  and  strength,  and 
honor,  and  glory,  and  blessing.  We  bless  Thee  for  all 
the  burdens  Thou  hast  borne,  for  all  the  tears  Thou  hast 
wept,  for  all  the  pains  Thou  hast  suffered,  for  every  drop 
of  blood  Thou  hast  shed,  for  every  word  of  comfort  Thou 
hast  spoken  on  the  Cross,  for  every  conflict  with  the 
powers  of  darkness,  and  for  Thine  eternal  victory  over  the 
terrors  of  death  and  the  pains  of  hell. 

Fill  us,  O  Lord,  this  day,  with  a  lively  sense  of  the 
terrible  nature  of  our  sin  and  guilt,  which  called  for  so 
costly  a  sacrifice,  and  of  the  unutterable  love  of  God,  who 
spared  not  His  own  Son,  but  delivered  Him  up  for  us  all. 
May  we  hate  and  abhor  sin  more  than  ever,  and  live  here- 
after not  unto  ourselves,  but  unto  Him  who  died  for  us 
and  rose  again.  May  we  always  remember  that  we  are 
not  our  own,  but  bought  with  a  price,  and  bound  to  glo- 
rify God  in  our  body  and  in  our  spirit,  which  are  Thine. 
Give  us  grace  to  cleave  to  Thy  Cross  in  prosperity  and 
adversity,  in  the  trials  and  temptations  of  life,  in  the 


GOOD   FRIDAY.  161 

agonies  of  death  and  in  the  day  of  judgment.  Make  us 
willing  and  ready  to  suffer  and  to  die  for  Thee,  who  didst 
die  for  us,  that  being  partakers  of  Thy  sufferings,  we 
may  become  partakers  also  of  Thy  glorious  resurrection 
and  ascension. 

And  now  unto  Jesus  Christ,  who  is  the  faithful  witness, 
and  the  first-begotten  of  the  dead,  and  the  prince  of  the 
kings  of  the  earth,  unto  Him  that  loved  us,  and  washed 
us  from  our  sins  in  His  own  blood,  and  hath  made  us 
kings  and  priests  unto  God  and  His  Father ;  to  Him  be 
glory  and  dominion  forever  and  ever.     Amen. 

II. 

An  Act  of  Humiliation  and  Praise  for  the  Death  of 

Christ. 

The  Lamb,  that  was  slain,  is  worthy  to  receive  might, 
and  riches,  and  wisdom,  and  strength,  and  honor,  and 
praise,  and  blessing. 

Congregation.  Amen. 

Cast  yourselves  down,  and  bend  your  hearts  before  the 
Lord  that  hath  redeemed  us  !  Unto  the  Lamb  that  was 
slain,  give  glory  !  Let  us  give  thanks  unto  our  Lord  and 
Saviour,  and  say: 

Lord  Jesus  Christ !  Thou  holy  and  spotless  Son  of 
God,  that  takest  away  the  sin  of  the  world,  we  heartily 
thank  Thee  for  Thy  holy  passion,  and  Thy  death,  for  Thy 
sorrow  and  anguish  of  heart,  for  Thy  pains  and  wounds, 
for  all  that  Thou  didst  endure  in  body  and  soul.  Thou 
didst  come  into  the  world  to  save  sinners ;  the  light  shone 
into  darkness,  but  the  darkness  comprehended  it  not. 
Thy  people  Israel,  the  seed  of  Abraham,  rejected  Thee; 
the  Scribes  and  Pharisees  blasphemed  Thee ;  the  Saddu- 
cees  mocked  Thee  ;  the  High  Priest  and  the  Council  un- 
justly condemned  Thee,  the  Son  of  God ;  the  people  that 
yesterday  cried  unto  Thee,  Hosanna,  to-day  cried  out, 
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162  PRAYERS  FOR  FESTIVAL   SEASONS. 

Crucify  Him  !  The  heathen  Governor  declared  Thine  in- 
nocence, and  yet  delivered  Thee  over  into  the  hands  of 
the  unrighteous :  Thou  wast  dragged  from  judgment-seat 
to  judgment-seat,  scourged  and  beaten,  a  derision  of  the 
people.  Thy  disciples  forsook  Thee;  Judas  betrayed 
Thee ;  thy  Peter  denied  Thee.  Lo,  the  sins  of  the  whole 
world  conspired  and  rose  up  against  Thee,  and  Thou  didst 
bear  them. 

Cong.  For  this  we  thank  Thee,  Lord  Jesus. 

Lord,  Lord,  merciful  Saviour  and  Son  of  Man,  Thou 
didst  reward  hatred  with  love,  cruelty  with  compassion. 
Neither  malice  nor  blindness,  neither  craft  nor  weakness, 
could  make  Thee  swerve  from  fulfilling  the  purpose  of 
Thy  grace.  Thou  didst  willingly  deliver  up  Thyself  to 
scorn  and  reproach ;  and  as  a  lamb  led  to  the  slaughter  is 
dumb,  so  Thou  openedst  not  Thy  mouth.  Upon  the 
disciple  that  denied  Thee,  Thou  didst  cast  a  look  of  sor- 
rowful love ;  in  the  very  moment,  when  the  multitude 
demanded  Thy  crucifixion,  Thou  wast  resolved  to  pour 
out  Thy  blood  for  their  redemption ;  and  even  on  the 
Cross,  Thou  didst  open  the  gates  of  Paradise  to  the  male- 
factor, and  pray  for  Thy  murderers  ! 

Cong.  For  this  we  thank  Thee,  Lord  Jesus. 

Lord,  Lord,  eternal  only  begotten  Son  of  God !  Thou 
didst  not  look  upon  the  sin  of  the  world  like  one  of  us ; 
Thou  hadst  no  pleasure  in  our  wickedness.  Thou,  Eter- 
nal Son  of  the  Father,  didst  not  overlook  or  excuse  the 
rebellion  of  our  race  against  the  Father,  and  against 
Thee,  His  anointed,  but  didst  concur  in  the  counsel  of 
eternal  justice,  that  upon  sin  the  wrath  and  curse  of  God 
must  rest!  But,  O  Lord,  in  Thee  with  eternal  and  in- 
exorable j  ustice  hath  also  appeared  everlasting,  unfathom- 
able love.  Thou  didst  take  the  curse  of  sin,  which  was 
due  to  us,  upon  Thyself.  Thou  didst  endure  the  agony 
of  soul,  which  we  should   have   endured.     Thou   didst 


GOOD   FRIDAY.  163 

tremble  in  Gethsemane  before  the  strict  justice  of  Gocl, 
where  we  should  have  trembled  !  Surely  Thou  didst  bear 
our  griefs  and  carry  our  sorrows  ! 

Cong.  For  this  we  thank  Thee,  Lord  Jesus. 

Lord  Jesus  Christ,  Thou  hast  manifested  all  the  might 
and  eternal  energy  of  Love,  and  illustrated  the  glory  of 
Thy  Father  upon  the  earth,  when  thou  didst,  as  our 
surety,  give  Thyself  to  the  Cross,  and  didst  bear  the  sins 
of  all  mankind,  in  our  stead ! 

We  thank  Thee  that  Thou  didst  suffer  Thyself  to  be 
bound,  that  we  might  be  made  free ;  accused,  that  we 
might  be  made  righteous ;  reviled,  that  we  might  come 
to  honor.  We  thank  Thee,  that  Thou  didst  w^ear  the 
crown  of  thorns,  that  we  might  receive  the  crown  of  right- 
eousness. Thou  didst  suffer  Thyself  to  be  clothed  with 
purple,  that  we  might  be  arrayed  in  the  white  robe  of  sal- 
vation. Thou,  the  Prince  of  Life,  didst  bow  Thy  head 
in  death,  that  we,  the  bond-servants  of  death,  might  be 
raised  to  life  in  Thee.  The  penalty  was  laid  on  Thee, 
that  we  might  have  peace,  and  through  Thy  wounds  we 
are  healed ! 

Cong.  For  this  we  thank  Thee,  Lord  Jesus. 

Lord,  our  Saviour  and  Eedeemer!  The  sin  of  the 
world,  that  brought  Thee  to  the  Cross,  also  dwelleth  in 
us.  Behold,  we  acknowledge  our  unrighteousness,  and 
do  not  cloak  our  sin  before  Thee.  Of  the  flesh  we  have 
inherited  corruption ;  death  has  passed  upon  us,  because 
we  all  have  sinned.  The  folly  of  the  Jewish  people,  who 
esteemed  not  their  salvation,  dwelleth  also  in  us;  we  too, 
by  nature,  seek  not  the  things  which  are  above,  but  those 
things  which  are  upon  the  earth.  The  hatred  of  the 
high  priests  and  scribes  dwelleth  also  in  us;  we  too  hate, 
by  nature,  Him  who  speaketh  to  us  the  truth.  The  un- 
belief of  the  Sadducees  dwelleth  also  in  us ;  we  too,  by 
nature,  cling  to  the  things  we  can  see  and  handle,  and 


164  PRAYERS   FOR   FESTIVAL   SEASONS. 

despise  the  invisible  truth.  The  unrighteousness  of  the 
heathen  governor  dwelleth  also  in  us;  we  too,  inquire 
more  after  our  pleasure  and  ease,  than  after  the  will  of 
Thy  Father.  The  covetousness,  which  led  the  betrayer 
to  his  crime,  has  its  root  also  in  our  hearts.  The  weak- 
ness of  Peter  is  our  weakness ;  Lord,  how  often  have  we 
denied  Thee  !  0  Lord,  we  confess  with  deep  shame :  In 
all  our  sins,  we  have  sinned  against  Thee  !  Ours,  even 
ours  is  the  sin  which  Thou  didst  bear.  Even  our  sins 
brought  Thee  to  the  Cross  ! 

Cong.  Have  mercy  upon  us,  Lord  Jesus. 

Eternal,  compassionate  High  Priest,  have  mercy  upon 
us !  Forgive  us  our  sins  for  the  sake  of  Thy  death ! 
"Wash  us  thoroughly  from  all  our  uncleanness  !  Let  the  re- 
membrance of  Thy  bitter  sufferings  be  ever  present  to 
our  souls,  and  may  we  never  forget,  how  much  it  cost  Thee 
to  redeem  us  !  Let  a  glance  at  Thy  Cross  make  us  trem- 
ble at  every  sin !  Let  the  blessed  assurance,  that, 
through  Thee  our  sins  are  forgiven,  kindle  in  our  hearts 
the  flame  of  love  and  thankfulness. 

O  Lord,  yet  once  more  we  lift  our  hands  to  Thee,  and 
bless  Thee,  Lord  Jesus,  for  Thy  death.  Worthy  is  the 
Lamb  that  was  slain  to  receive  power,  and  riches,  and 
wisdom,  and  strength,  and  honor,  and  glory,  and  blessing. 
Everlasting  adoration  and  praise  be  unto  Thee,  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  who  with  the  Father  and  the  Holy  Spirit, 
in  unity  of  essence,  livest  and  reignest  true  God  forever- 
more. 

Cong.  Amen. 

(Bnttx   gag. 

CANTICLE. 

Christ  our  Passover  has  risen.  He  was  dead,  and 
behold  He  is  alive  for  evermore,  and  hath  the  keys  of  hell 
and  of  death. 


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Christ  our  Passover  was  dead,  a  sacrifice  for  our  sins 
Therefore  we  keep  the  feast  no  more  with  the  leaven  of 
malice  and  wickedness ;  hut  with  the  unleavened  bread 
of  sincerity  and  truth. 

Christ  is  risen  from  the  dead,  and  henceforth  dieth  no 
more  ;  death  hath  no  more  dominion  over  Him.  He  died 
unto  sin  once,  but  now  He  liveth  unto  God ;  the  Prince 
of  Life  could  not  be  holden  of  death. 

God  did  not  leave  His  soul  in  the  grave,  nor  suffer  His 
Holy  One  to  see  corruption.  He  was  dead,  and  behold 
He  is  alive  again,  and  hath  the  keys  of  hell  and  of  death. 

Christ  is  risen,  the  first  fruits  of  them  that  slept.  Since 
by  man  came  death,  by  man  came  also  the  resurrection 
of  the  dead ;  and  as  in  Adam  all  die,  even  so  in  Christ 
shall  all  be  made  alive,  at  his  coming. 

Death  is  swallowed  up  for  ever !  O  Death,  where  is 
thy  sting  ?  0  Grave,  where  is  thy  victory  ?  Thanks  be 
unto  God,  which  giveth  us  the  victory,  through  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ. 

Glory  be  to  God,  the  Father,  the  Son,  and  the  Holy 
Ghost,  in  the  Church  that  is  in  Christ,  for  ever  and  ever ! 
Amen. 

PRAYERS. 


Blessed  be  God,  who,  by  His  mighty  power,  wrought 
in  Christ,  and  raised  Him  from  the  dead ! 

Thou  didst  not,  0  gracious  Father !  suffer  Thine  Holy 
One  to  see  corruption  ;  Thou  didst  show  Him  the  path  of 
life ;  Thou  didst  raise  up  Thy  Son  Jesus ;  Thou  didst 
make  Him  both  Lord  and  Christ;  and  Thou  wilt  also  raise 
us  up  from  the  death  of  sin,  together  withllim,  and  make 
us  sit  with  Him  in  heavenly  places. 

Blessing  and  honor,  be  likewise  unto  Thee,  Thou 
Prince  of  Life,  Thou  that  sayest  unto  us:  I  was  dead, 
and  behold,  I  am  alive  again  for  evermore,  and  hold  the 


166  PRAYERS   POR   FESTIVAL   SEASONS. 

keys  of  hell  and  of  death !  Thou  art  risen,  and  our 
faith  is  not  in  vain  ;  we  are  no  more  in  our  sins,  and  those 
who  have  fallen  asleep  in  Thee  are  not  lost;  Thou  art 
risen  from  the  dead  and  become  the  first  fruits  of  them 
that  sleep.  Death  is  swallowed  up  in  victory.  0  Death, 
where  is  thy  sting  ?     0  Grave,  where  is  thy  victory  ? 

Speak,  0  risen  Lord,  by  Thy  Spirit,  words  of  eternal 
life  to  our  souls,  and  say  unto  us:  Because  I  live,  ye 
shall  live  also,  that  henceforth,  we  may  not  live  unto  our- 
selves, but  unto  Thee  who  didst  die  and  rise  again  for  us. 
Yea,  let  the  hearts  of  all  that  to  this  hour  are  sunk  in  the 
death  of  sin,  be  penetrated  by  the  voice  of  Thine  al- 
mighty power,  the  voice  that  cries:  Awake,  thou  that 
sleepest,  arise  from  the  dead,  and  Christ  shall  give  thee 
light,  so  that  they  may  now  leave  their  dark  grave,  and 
as  children  of  light,  walk  henceforth  in  newness  of  life. 

0  Thou,  who  art  the  Resurrection  and  the  Life,  make 
the  Holy  Supper  also  of  which  we  shall  this  day  partake, 
a  source  of  blessing  to  them  who  are  strong  in  faith,  and 
to  them  who  are  weak,  that  by  means  of  this  spiritual 
repast  all  may  be  stirred  up  to  a  daily  growth  in  the 
divine  life. 

Endue  all  that  are  in  authority  with  wisdom  and  the 
fear  of  Thy  holy  name,  that  we  may  lead  a  quiet  and 
peaceable  life,  in  all  godliness  and  honesty. 

Give  to  the  churches,  which  Thou  hast  purchased  with 
Thine  own  blood,  shepherds  who  shall  take  heed  unto 
themselves,  and  to  the  whole  flock;  and  let  all  teachers 
hold  fast  the  form  of  sound  words  of  faith  and  love 
which  are  in  Christ  Jesus. 

Grant  unto  all  parents  grace,  that  they  may  bring  up 
their  children  in  the  nurture  and  admonition  of  the  Lord ; 
and  incline  all  children  to  honor  their  parents,  that  it  may 
be  well  with  them. 

Refresh  with  Thy  peace,  0  Prince  of  Life,  all  who  are 


EASTER   DAT.  167 

in  distress  and  temptation ;  have  compassion  upon  all 
who  are  wrestling  with  disease  and  death ;  make  them 
living  witnesses  to  the  power  of  Thy  resurrection,  that 
each  maybe  enabled  to  say  from  blessed  experience:  I 
know  that  my  Redeemer  liveth. 

O  Lord,  our  Saviour !  when  we  pass  through  the  valley 
of  the  shadow  of  death,  may  Thy  resurrection  be  to  our 
faith  a  sure  pledge  of  participation  in  the  unfading  in- 
heritance of  that  eternal  life  which  Thou  hast  prepared 
for  all  them  that  love  Thy  appearing. 

O  thou  God  of  peace,  who  hast  brought  again  from  the 
dead  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  that  great  Shepherd  of  the 
sheep,  through  the  blood  of  the  everlasting  covenant, 
make  us  perfect  in  every  good  work,  to  do  Thy  will, 
working  in  us  that  which  is  well  pleasing  in  Thy  sight, 
through  Jesus  Christ  Thy  beloved  Son  our  Lord.    Amen. 

II. 

Blessed  be  the  God  and  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  which  according  to  His  abundant  mercy  hath  be- 
gotten us  again  to  a  lively  hope,  by  the  resurrection  of 
Jesus  Christ  from  the  dead,  to  an  inheritance  incor- 
ruptible, and  undefiled,  and  that  fadeth  not  away,  reserved 
for  us  in  the  heavens. 

Let  us  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  for  He  is  good ;  for 
His  mercy  endureth  for  ever.  He  hath  ransomed  us  from 
the  power  of  the  grave ;  He  hath  redeemed  us  from  death, 
and  hath  put  into  our  mouths  a  new  song  of  triumph  and 
joy:  O  death,  where  is  thy  sting?  O  grave,  where  is  thy 
victory  ?  Glory  and  honor,  thanksgiving  and  praise,  be 
unto  God,  which  giveth  us  the  victory,  through  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ. 

Thou  didst  not,  0  gracious  Father,  suffer  Thy  Holy 
One  to  see  corruption.  Thou  didst  not  leave  His  soul  in 
hell ;  but  didst  show  unto  Him  the  path  of  life.  By  the 
working  of  Thy  mighty  power,  Thou  hast  raised  Him 


168  PRAYERS   FOR  FESTIVAL   SEASONS. 

from  the  dead,  and  set  Him  at  Thine  own  right  hand  in 
the  heavenly  places,  far  above  all  principality,  and  power, 
and  might,  and  dominion,  and  every  name  that  is  named, 
not  only  in  this  world,  hut  also  in  that  which  is  to  come. 

Glory  be  unto  Thee,  O  Thou  Son  of  Man,  Prince  of 
life  and  First-begotten  of  the  dead,  who  holdest  the  seven 
stars  in  Thy  right  hand,  and  waikest  in  the  midst  of  the 
seven  golden  candlesticks,  and  whose  voice  sounds,  like 
a  trumpet,  through  all  ages :  I  am  He  that  liveth,  and 
was  dead,  and  behold  I  am  alive  for  evermore,  Amen ; 
and  have  the  keys  of  hell  and  of  death.  Hail,  Lion  of 
the  tribe  of  Judah,  by  whom  the  captive  is  taken  away 
from  the  mighty,  and  the  prey  of  the  terrible  is  delivered. 
Through  death  Thou  hast  destroyed  him  that  had  the 
power  of  death.  Thou  hast  spoiled  principalities  and 
powers,  and  hast  made  a  show  of  them  openly,  triumph- 
ing over  them  by  Thy  cross.  Thou  didst  descend  into 
the  lowest  parts  of  the  earth,  and  hast  ascended  up  again 
far  above  all  heavens,  leading  captivity  captive,  that  Thou 
mightst  fill  all  things. 

Now  is  Christ  risen  from  the  dead,  and  become  the 
first  fruits  of  them  that  slept.  For  since  by  man  came 
death,  by  man  came  also  the  resurrection  of  the  dead. 

Lo,  the  stone  which  the  builders  rejected,  the  same  is 
become  the  head  of  the  corner.  This  is  the  Lord's  doing, 
and  it  is  marvellous  in  our  eyes. 

Thou  art  the  King  of  glory,  O  Christ!  Thou  alone  art 
holy,  and  without  sin.  We  fall  down  before  Thee,  who 
wast  crucified ;  we  praise  and  glorify  Thee,  who  art  risen 
from  the  dead.  When  Thou  hadst  overcome  the  sharp- 
ness of  death,  Thou  didst  open  the  kingdom  of  heaven 
to  all  believers.  Being  delivered  for  our  offences,  Thou 
wast  raised  again  for  our  justification.  Thou  hast  abo- 
lished death,  and  brought  life  and  immortality  to  light 
through  the  gospel.     Thou  art  Thyself,  Lord  Jesus,  the 


EASTER    DAY.  1G9 

Resurrection  and  the  Life.  He  that  believeth  in  Thee, 
though  he  were  dead,  yet  shall  he  live ;  and  whosoever 
liveth  and  believeth  in  Thee,  shall  never  die. 

We  believe,  Lord ;  help  Thou  our  unbelief.  Fulfil  in 
us,  we  beseech  Thee,  the  work  of  faith  with  power;  that 
being  planted  together  in  the  likeness  of  Thy  death,  we 
may  be  also  in  the  likeness  of  Thy  resurrection.  Glori- 
ously accomplish  in  us  Thy  mission  of  blessing  and  peace, 
in  turning  away  every  one  of  us  from  our  iniquities.  Cause 
us  to  rise  with  Thee,  by  true  repentance,  from  our  natural 
death  of  trespasses  and  sins,  and  to  walk  with  Thee  in 
newness  of  life  ;  that  through  Thy  power  resting  upon  us 
we  may  overcome  the  world,  and  be  counted  worthy  at 
last  to  reign  with  Thee  eternally  in  heaven. 

Breathe  upon  us,  O  risen  Saviour,  that  we  may  receive 
the  Holy  Ghost.  May  He  be  in  us,  and  abide  with  us 
continually,  both  as  the  seal  of  our  adoption  into  the 
family  of  God  now,  and  as  the  sure  pledge  of  the  still 
more  glorious  redemption  which  is  reserved  for  us  here- 
after. Give  us  power  to  walk  in  the  Spirit,  that  we  may 
not  fulfil  the  lusts  of  the  flesh.  Being  risen  with  Thee, 
may  we  have  grace  to  set  our  affection  on  things  above, 
and  not  on  things  on  the  earth.  Let  our  conversation  be 
in  heaven,  and  our  life  hid  with  Thee  in  God ;  that  at 
Thy  coming  to  judge  the  world  we  also  may  appear  with 
Thee  in  glory,  being  like  Thee,  and  having  our  vile 
bodies  changed  into  the  fashion  of  Thine  own  glorious 
body,  according  to  the  working  whereby  Thou  art  able 
even  to  subdue  all  things  unto  Thyself. 

We  beseech  Thee,  O  Lord,  to  save  Thy  people  and 
bless  Thy  heritage.  Govern  them,  and  lift  them  up  for 
ever.  Let  the  power  of  Thy  resurrection  appear  in  the 
patience  and  joy  of  Thy  saints,  comforting  them  in  their 
afflictions,  and  making  them  strong  to  do  Thy  will.  Show 
Thyself  to  be  indeed  Head  over  all  things  to  the  Church, 
15 


170  PRAYERS  FOR   FESTIVAL   SEASONS. 

which  is  Thy  Body,  the  organ  of  Thy  presence  and  power 
in  the  world  to  the  end  of  time.  Thy  throne,  0  God,  ia 
for  ever  and  ever ;  a  sceptre  of  righteousness  is  the  sceptre 
of  Thy  kingdom.  Thou  hast  loved  righteousness,  and 
hated  iniquity :  therefore  God,  even  Thy  God,  hath  an- 
ointed Thee  with  the  oil  of  gladness  above  Thy  fellows. 
Take  unto  Thee  Thy  great  power,  Thou  that  sittest  at  the 
right  hand  of  God  in  the  glory  of  the  Father,  and  reign 
King  of  nations  as  Thou  art  King  of  saints.  Send  the  rod 
of  Thy  strength  victoriously  out  of  Zion.  Eule  Thou,  O 
Lord,  in  the  midst  of  Thine  enemies.  Subdue  the  nations 
to  Thy  grace,  and  let  the  earth  be  filled  with  the  know- 
ledge of  the  glory  of  the  Lord,  as  the  waters  cover  the  sea. 
And  now  may  the  God  of  peace,  that  brought  again 
from  the  dead  our  Lord  Jesus,  that  great  Shepherd  of  the 
sheep,  through  the  blood  of  the  everlasting  covenant, 
make  us  perfect  in  every  good  work  to  do  His  will,  work- 
ing in  us  that  which  is  well  pleasing  in  His  sight,  through 
Jesus  Christ :  to  whom  be  glory  for  ever  and  ever.  Amen. 


CANTICLE. 

The  Lord  said  unto  my  Lord,  Sit  Thou  at  My  right 
hand,  until  I  make  Thine  enemies  Thy  footstool.  The 
Lord  shall  send  the  rod  of  Thy  strength  out  of  Zion,  and 
say:  Rule  Thou  in  the  midst  of  Thine  enemies!  The 
Lord  hath  sworn,  and  will  not  repent :  Thou  art  a  priest 
for  ever  after  the  order  of  Melchisedec. 

O  clap  your  hands,  all  ye  people.  Shout  unto  God  with 
the  voice  of  triumph !  God  is  gone  up  with  a  shout,  the 
Lord  with  the  sound  of  a  trumpet.  Lift  up  your  heads, 
O  ye  gates  ;  and  be  ye  lifted  up,  ye  everlasting  doors,  and 
the  King  of  glory  shall  come  in  !     Who  is  this  King  of 


ASCENSION    DAY.  171 

glory?  The  Lord,  strong  and  mighty;  He  is  the  King 
of  glory. 

Sing  praises  to  God,  and  unto  our  King!  Sing  praises! 
For  He  is  the  King  of  all  the  earth ;  God  reigneth  over 
the  heathen ;  He  sitteth  upon  the  throne  of  His  holiness. 
Let  all  the  world  bow  down  before  Him,  and  all  the 
angels  of  God  worship  Him  ! 

Thy  throne,  0  God,  is  for  ever  and  ever ;  the  sceptre 
of  Thy  kingdom  is  a  right  sceptre.  Thou  lovest  righte- 
ousness and  hatest  wickedness ;  therefore  God,  Thy  God, 
hath  anointed  Thee  with  the  oil  of  gladness  above  Thy 
fellows.  Thou  hast  ascended  on  high ;  Thou  hast  led 
captivity  captive ;  Thou  hast  received  gifts  for  men. 
Thou  hast  entered  into  Thy  Father's  house,  to  prepare  a 
mansion  for  us. 

Who  shall  lay  anything  to  the  charge  of  God's  elect  ? 
It  is  God  that  justifieth.  Who  is  he  that  condemneth? 
It  is  Christ  that  died ;  yea,  rather,  that  is  risen  again,  who 
is  even  at  the  right  hand  of  God,  who  also  maketh  inter- 
cession for  us ! 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to  the 
Holy  Ghost,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.  His  is  the 
kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory !     Amen, 

PRAYERS. 

I. 

O  Lord,  almighty  Father,  we  lift  up  our  hearts  unto 
the  heavens,  where  our  Saviour  is,  at  Thy  right  hand  of 
majesty  and  power.  We  call  to  remembrance  this  day, 
tha*  the  Lord  Jesus,  Thine  only  begotten,  eternal  Son, 
was  taken  up  in  His  holy  humanity  from  this  world  into 
heaven.  Thou  hast  exalted  Him ;  Thou  hast  given  Him 
a  name  which  is  above  every  name ;  that  at  the  name  of 
Jesus  every  knee  should  bow,  and  every  tongue  confess, 
,uat  He  is  Lord,  O  heavenly  Father,  to  Thy  glory. 

Lord  Jesus  Christ,  Thou  Son  of  the  Father,  Thou  alone 


172  PRAYERS   FOR   FESTIVAL   SEASONS. 

eittest  at  the  right  hand  of  the  Father.  To  the  elect 
angels  the  Father  hath  indeed  given  very  great  and  spe- 
cial honor.  Thousands  of  thousands  serve  Him,  and  ten? 
of  thousands  stand  before  Him.  But  to  no  angel  hath 
God  at  any  time  said :  Sit  thou  at  My  right  hand. 

Lord  Jesus,  thou  Prince  of  peace,  for  Thee  alone  the 
everlasting  doors  have  been  lifted  up.  Thy  kingdom 
alone  is  an  everlasting  kingdom.  Thou  alone  art  the  true 
King  of  glory.  And  since  Thou  hast  ascended  to  Thy 
God  and  to  our  God,  to  Thy  Father  and  to  our  Father, 
and  now  diest  no  more,  but  livest  eternally  to  make  inter- 
cession for  us,  surely  Thou  art  able  to  save  to  the  utter- 
most all  who  come  unto  God  by  Thee.  Yea,  more  :  it  is 
Thy  will,  that  where  Thou  art,  in  due  time  we  may  be 
also ;  that  as  we  have  borne  the  image  of  the  earthly 
Adam,  we  may  then  also  bear  the  image  of  the  heavenly. 

Meanwhile,  0  Lord,  comfort  Thy  sorrowing  people 
here  below,  and  grant  that  in  all  our  tribulation  we  may 
continually  ascend  to  Thee,  in  acts  of  pious  and  holy  de- 
votion. And  as  Thou  hast  opened  heaven  to  us  by  Thy 
bitter  passion  and  death,  so  keep  us  that  we  may  not  close 
this  same  heaven  again  by  an  impenitent  and  unthankful 
life. 

Grant,  Lord,  that  at  Thy  most  certain  and  glorious 
second  coming  at  the  last  day,  we  may  hear  the  trumpet 
of  Thy  holy  archangel,  and  have  our  part  in  the  resurrec- 
tion of  the  just.  And  that  we  may  then  be  caught  up  to 
meet  Thee,  and  enter  into  the  heavenly  land,  and  come 
to  Mount  Zion,  to  the  city  of  the  living  God,  to  the  hea- 
venly Jerusalem,  to  the  Church  of  the  first  born,  to  the 
spirits  of  the  just  made  perfect,  to  Thee,  the  only  Medi- 
ator of  the  new  covenant,  and  to  God,  Thy  Father  and 
our  Father. 

Unto  Thee,  the  Father,  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost, 
be  thanksgiving,  blessing,  praise,  and  honor,  now  and 
for  evermore.  Amen. 


ASCENSION    DAY.  173 

II. 

Lord  Jesus  Christ,  Almighty  King  of  glory,  who,  by 
Thy  triumphant  ascension  into  heaven,  hast  placed  Thy- 
self at  the  right  hand  of  the  majesty  and  power  of  God, 
and  hast  made  all  Thine  enemies,  sin,  death,  the  devil, 
hell,  and  the  world,  Thy  footstool,  how  shall  we  suitably 
and  sufficiently  praise  and  magnify  Thy  great  name  for 
this  conquest,  this  victory,  this  glory  ? 

As  a  strong  God,  Thou  didst  go  up  with  a  shout,  and 
as  the  Lord  with  the  sound  of  a  trumpet.  Sing  praises  to 
God,  sing  praises  ;  sing  praises  to  our  King,  sing  praises. 
Thou  hast  ascended  up  on  hi^h,  and  didst  lead  captivity 
captive.  Thou  hast  received  gifts  for  men.  Thou  art 
exalted  above  all  angels  and  principalities,  and  above  all 
power  and  might,  and  above  every  thing  that  is  named  in 
this  world  and  in  that  which  is  to  come.  God  has  made 
Thee  to  be  the  head  over  Thy  Church,  which  is  Thy  body 
the  fulness  of  Him,  which  filleth  all  in  all.  Thou  art  our 
everlasting,  only  Head,  who  impartest  to  all  the  members 
of  Thy  body,  life  and  light,  comfort,  strength,  power,  vic- 
tory, peace  and  joy.  Thou  art  our  eternal  King,  who 
anointest  us  with  Thy  Holy  Spirit,  and  hast  given  to  us 
apostles  and  prophets  and  evangelists,  pastors  and  teach- 
ers, that  Thy  spiritual  body  may  be  built  up.  Thou  hast 
an  everlasting  priesthood,  and  canst  save  to  the  uttermost, 
and  wilt  hear  the  prayers  of  all  who  come  to  thee,  calling 
upon  Thy  name.  By  Thy  glorious  ascension  into  heaven 
Thou  hast  pointed  to  us  the  way,  opened  again  the  gates 
of  paradise,  and  prepared  for  us  mansions  of  glory ;  and 
as  Thou  our  head  art  in  heaven  now,  so  are  we  assured  that 
Thou  wilt  bring  us  Thy  members  thither  also.  Thou  wilt 
receive  us  to  Thyself,  that  where  Thou  art,  there  we  may 
be,  and  behold  Thy  glory.  In  the  assurance  that  we  shall 
be  with  Thee,  is  our  saving  hope  established.  To  this  end 
Thou  appcarest  also  as  our  advoeate  in  the  presence  of 
15* 


174  PRAYERS   FOE   FESTIVAL    SEASONS. 

Thy  heavenly  Father,  and  dost  testify  that  with  Thine 
own  blood  Thou  hast  entered  into  the  holiest,  and  hast 
purchased  for  us  eternal  redemption,  and  hast  brought  in 
an  everlasting  righteousness. 

Draw  us  to  Thee,  we  beseech  Thee,  that  we  may  have 
our  conversation  in  heaven,  in  all  holy  dispositions  and 
desires ;  so  that  where  our  treasure  is,  there  our  hearts 
may  be  also.  Thus  may  we  ever  seek  the  things  which 
are  above,  not  the  things  which  are  on  the  earth ;  and 
press  toward  the  mark  for  the  prize  of  the  high  call- 
ing of  God  in  Christ  Jesus.  Draw  us,  and  we  will  run 
after  Thee.  Give  us  the  wings  of  the  morning,  and  fill 
our  hearts  with  heavenly  desires,  that  we  may  rise  to 
Thee.  Grant  that  we  may  continually  enjoy  Thy  pre- 
sence, according  to  Thy  promise,  and  finally  ascend  to 
Thy  Father  and  to  our  Father,  to  Thy  God  and  to  our 
God :  to  whom,  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  glory 
forever.     Amen. 


CANTICLE. 


Let  us  praise  the  Lord,  and  exalt  His  goodness.  Let 
us  come  before  Him  with  songs  of  praise,  and  hymns  of 
thanksgiving !  God  hath  raised  up  His  holy  child  Jesus, 
who  being  by  His  right  hand  exalted,  shed  forth  the  pro- 
mise of  the  Holy  Ghost  upon  the  Apostles,  so  that  they 
spake  with  new  tongues,  and  wrought  signs  and  wonders 
in  His  name. 

He  gave  power  to  the  testimony  of  His  servants.  The 
kingdoms  of  the  earth,  the  people  and  nations,  have  heard 
His  voice,  and  have  rendered  obedience  unto  our  Lord  and 
to  His  Christ. 


WHITSUNDAY.  175 

We  render  thanks  unto  Thee,  O  Lord,  who  art  the 
Alpha  and  Omega,  the  first  and  the  last,  that  Thou  hast 
revealed  Thy  power,  and  entered  apod  Thy  kingdom. 

We  praise  Thee,  that,  according  to  Thy  promise,  Thou 
hast  sent  unto  us  the  Comforter,  even  the  Spirit  of  truth, 
that  He  may  abide  with  us  forever.  Because  we  are  Thy 
children,  Thou  hast  sent  the  Spirit  of  Thy  Son  into  our 
hearts,  whereby  we  ery  :  Abba,  Father.  It  is  the  Spirit, 
which  witnesseth  with  our  spirits,  that  we  are  the  children 
of  God. 

The  Spirit  also  helpcth  our  infirmities,  and  with  groan- 
ings  which  cannot  be  uttered,  niaketh  intercession  for  us, 
who  wait  for  the  redemption  of  our  body,  and  for  the 
manifestation  of  the  glorious  liberty  of  the  sons  of  God. 

The  Spirit  is  the  earnest  and  pledge  of  our  inheritance ; 
whereby  also  we  are  sealed  unto  the  day  of  redemption. 
0  Lord,  we  praise  Thee,  and  render  Thee  thanks,  that 
Thou  hast  given  us  the  Spirit. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to  the  Holy 
Ghost,  as  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever  shall 
be,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


PRAYERS. 

I. 

0  Thou  Author  of  peace  and  Lover  of  concord,  in 
knowledge  of  whom  standeth  our  eternal  life  ;  and  whoso 
service  is  perfect  freedom;  cleanse  the  thoughts  of  our 
hearts,  by  the  inspiration  of  Thy  Holy  Spirit ;  and  give  us 
grace,  whereby  we  may  serve  Thee  acceptably,  with  reve- 
rence and  with  godly  fear. 

We  thank  Thee  for  all  that  Thy  beloved  Son  Jesus  did, 
and  taught,  and  suffered.  We  especially  bless  Thee,  at 
this  time,  for  those  gracious  words  of  comfort  which  He 


176  PRAYERS   FOR   FESTIVAL   SEASONS. 

spake  in  the  immediate  prospect  of  the  hour  and  power 
of  darkness.  Do  Thou  work  in  our  souls  a  principle  of 
living  faith  in  Him,  that  amidst  all  the  sorrows  of  this 
mortal  life,  we  may  be  enabled  to  place  our  confidence  in 
Thee,  and  elevate  our  thoughts  and  affections  to  those 
many  mansions  in  His  Father's  house,  which  our  exalted 
Saviour  has  gone  to  prepare  for  His  believing  people. 

O  ascended  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus !  we  thank  Thee, 
that  having  received  of  the  Father  the  promise  of  the 
Holy  Ghost,  Thou  didst  so  wonderfully,  as  on  this  day, 
fill  Thy  disciples  with  the  blessed  gift,  baptizing  them 
wTith  the  Holy  Ghost  and  enabling  them  to  go  forth,  as 
Thy  ambassadors  to  all  nations,  speaking  with  new 
tongues,  and  proclaiming  far  and  wide,  that  God  was  in 
Christ,  reconciling  the  world  unto  Himself. 

O  Holy  Spirit!  Thou  who  art  true  and  eternal  God, 
with  the  Father  and  the  Son ;  who  art  also  given  to  us,  to 
make  us,  by  a  true  faith,  partakers  of  Christ  and  all  His 
benefits ;  fulfil  in  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  the  mission  of 
love,  and  abide  with  us  forever. 

Spirit  of  light  and  truth,  lead  us  into  all  truth,  enlighten 
our  minds  and  expel  from  them  all  darkness.  Spirit  of 
prayer  and  supplication,  teach  us  to  pray  aright,  and 
Thou  thyself  make  intercession  for  us  with  groanings 
which  cannot  be  uttered.  Spirit  of  power,  assist  us  by 
Thy  might,  be  with  us  in  our  temptations,  confirm  us 
continually  by  Thy  grace,  and  evermore  draw  us  towards 
that  which  is  good. 

Spirit  of  holiness,  sanctify  our  understanding  and  our 
heart,  purify  our  affections,  and  enable  us  to  be  faithful 
each  one  in  his  calling.  Spirit  of  comfort,  our  Comforter, 
abide  with  us  forever ;  comfort  us  in  all  our  tribulation, 
and  fill  us  at  all  times  with  joy  unspeakable  and  full  of 
glory.  Spirit  of  peace,  infuse  into  us  the  temper  of  peace, 
meekness  and  mutual  love. 


WHITSUNDAY.  177 

O  Holy  Spirit !  thou  Spirit  of  God,  who  didst  descend 
upon  the  Apostles  in  cloven  tongues  like  as  of  fire,  and 
bestow  upon  them  power  to  proclaim  the  wonderful 
works  of  God;  kindle  in  our  hearts  the  celestial  fire  of 
holy  thoughts,  and  fervent  prayers ;  fill  us  with  true  zeal 
to  glorify  Thee  and  edify  our  neighbor,  by  words  and 
deeds  which  are  well  pleasing  in  Thy  sight ! 

O  God,  cast  us  not  away  from  Thy  presence,  and  take 
not  Thy  Holy  Spirit  from  us  !  Suffer  us  not  to  quench, 
grieve,  or  resist  Him.  Rather  may  He  dwell  in  us,  as 
His  temple ;  may  He  be  our  guide  through  this  mortal 
life ;  so  that  we  may  rejoice  always  in  His  heavenly  con- 
solations, and  having  finished  our  course,  may  attain  at 
last  to  the  resurrection  of  the  body,  by  the  Spirit  of  Christ 
which  dwell  eth  in  us,  and  be  found  worthy  to  enter  into 
Thy  glory ;  there  to  praise  Thee,  the  Father,  the  Son,  and 
the  Holy  Ghost,  throughout  all  ages,  world  without  end. 
Amen. 

II. 

We  bless  and  adore  Thee,  0  Lord  God,  our  Father, 
that  Thou  hast  visited  Thy  people  with  salvation.  Be- 
hold, the  Spirit  of  promise  has  come  unto  us. 

Blessed  be  Thy  name,  0  God  the  Son,  our  Saviour. 
Thou  hast  revealed  and  glorified  the  Father :  Thou  hast 
ascended  up  on  high :  Thou  hast  led  captivity  captive : 
Thou  hast  received  gifts  for  men :  and  Thou  hast  shed 
forth,  as  on  this  day,  the  great  Gift,  even  the  Holy  Ghost, 
that  Thy  people  might  not  be  orphans,  but  by  His  con- 
tinual presence  abide  in  the  Father  and  in  Thee. 

"With  devout  gratitude,  and  great  joyrwe  celebrate  Thy 
glorious  Advent,  O  Holy  Ghost ;  whom  we  worship  with 
the  Father  and  the  Son,  one  in  essence  and  in  honor,  very 
God  of  very  God,  the  glory  equal,  the  majesty  co-eternal. 

Thou,  as  the  Spirit  of  life,  didst  in  the  beginning  move 
upon  the  face  of  the  deep,  when  as  yet  the  earth  was 

II 


178  PRAYERS   FOR   FESTIVAL   SEASONS. 

without  form  and  void;  and  by  Thee  came  order  and 
beauty:  and  when  as  yet  there  was  no  living  thing  upon 
the  earth,  Thou  didst  go  forth  and  all  things  were  created. 
Quicken  Thou  us  also,  we  beseech  Thee,  and  give  us  life 
divine. 

Thou,  as  the  Spirit  of  light  and  truth,  didst  move  and 
illuminate  the  hearts  of  holy  men  of  old,  and  unfold  by 
them  the  will  of  God  concerning  our  redemption.  Inspire 
Thou  us  also  with  the  knowledge  of  salvation,  and  fill  us 
with  all  holy  thoughts  and  desires. 

Thou,  as  the  Spirit  of  grace,  didst  descend  upon  our 
blessed  Saviour  at  His  baptism,  and  dwell  in  Him  without 
measure :  and  when,  through  Thee,  He  had  offered  Him- 
self without  spot  unto  God,  and  had  ascended  to  His 
Father  and  our  Father,  Thou  didst,  on  the  day  of  Pente- 
cost, descend  upon  Thine  Apostles,  baptizing  them  with 
power,  so  that  they  spake  as  with  tongues  of  fire  the 
wonderful  works  of  God.  0  Thou  who  hast  taken  up 
Thine  abode  in  the  Church,  dwelling  with  us,  and  abiding 
in  us  for  ever,  whom  the  world  knoweth  not,  and  cannot 
receive,  bring  forth  in  our  hearts  and  lives,  we  beseech 
Thee,  Thine  own  blessed  fruits,  in  all  goodness,  and 
righteousness,  and  truth ;  that  we  may  be  filled  with  love, 
joy,  peace,  long-suffering,  gentleness,  faith,  meekness, 
and  temperance,  and  so  adorn  the  doctrine  of  God  our 
Saviour  in  all  things. 

0  Thou,  who,  as  the  Spirit  of  holiness,  dost  make  the 
bodies  of  Thy  saints  Thy  temples,  dwell  Thou  in  us,  and 
sanctify  us  wholly  in  spirit,  and  soul,  and  body ;  that  we 
may  not  fulfil  the  lusts  of  the  flesh  or  of  the  mind,  but 
walk  in  the  fellowship  of  the  Spirit,  in  all  holy  obedience 
and  devotion. 

0  Holy  Ghost,  the  Comforter,  proceeding  from  the 
Father  and  the  Son,  make  us  to  be  of  good  cheer  in  all 
our  tribulations.     Redeem  our  sighing  souls  from   the 


WHITSUNDAY.  179 

spirit  of  bondage  and  fear.  Make  ns  free  from  the  law 
of  sin  and  death ;  and  powerfully  aid  us  that  we  may 
attain  unto  liberty  and  peace.  Help  our  infirmities. 
Make  intercession  for  us  with  groanings  that  cannot  be 
uttered.  Witness  with  our  spirits  that  we  are  the  chil- 
dren of  God.  Cry  continually  in  us :  Abba,  Father.  Seal 
us  according  to  the  promise,  and  be  Thyself  the  earnest 
of  our  inheritance,  until  the  redemption  of  the  possession 
purchased  for  us  by  the  blood  of  Christ,  unto  the  praise 
of  His  glory. 

0  Holy  Spirit,  forsake  us  not.  Suffer  us  not  to  quench 
Thee ;  to  grieve  Thee ;  to  do  despite  unto  Thee.  Let  us  not 
be  deaf  to  Thine  silent  voice,  nor  insensible  to  the  inward 
motions  of  Thy  constraining  and  quickening  grace.  Over- 
come in  us  the  spirit  of  unbelief:  destroy  in  us  the  spirit 
of  worldliness  and  vanity:  and  give  us  power  so  to  abide 
and  walk  in  Thee,  that  we  may  overcome  the  world,  and  be 
glorified  in  the  fellowship  of  the  Father  and  of  His  Son 
Jesus  Christ,  even  as  through  Thee  also  the  Son  is  glo- 
rified in  the  Father,  and  the  Father  in  the  Son. 

And  now,  on  this  joyous  festival  of  Thy  glorious  ad- 
vent, in  the  spirit  of  prayer  and  supplication  which  Thou 
dost  bestow,  and  in  the  spirit  of  holy  song  which  Thou 
dost  inspire,  with  the  whole  Church  of  the  redeemed,  we 
give  unto  Thee  honor  and  worship,  thanksgiving  and 
praise  in  the  highest :  ascribing  unto  Thee,  in  union  with 
the  Father  and  the  Son,  ever  one  God,  all  the  glory  of 
our  hope  here,  and  of  our  salvation  hereafter,  world 
without  end.     Amen. 


180  PRATERS    FOR   FESTIVAL   SEASONS, 

CANTICLE. 

The  Ambrosian  Hymn,  Te  Deum  laudamus. 

PRAYERS. 

I. 

O  Lord  God  Almighty,  before  the  mountains  were 
brought  forth,  or  ever  Thou  hadst  formed  the  earth  and 
the  world,  even  from  everlasting  to  everlasting,  Thou  art 
God.  At  this  solemn  season  we  bow  our  hearts  in  hum- 
ble reverence,  and  adore  Thee  as  the  Father  of  an  infinite 
majesty,  the  Father  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ, 
the  Father  of  mercies,  and  the  God  of  all  comfort.  For 
when  the  fulness  of  time  had  come  Thou  didst  send 
Thine  Only  Begotten  into  the  world,  that  whosoever 
should  believe  on  Him  might  not  perish,  but  have  ever- 
lasting life  ;  Thou  didst  declare  Him  to  be  the  Son  of  God 
with  power,  and  Thy  voice  was  heard  from  the  most  ex- 
cellent glory,  saying,  This  is  my  beloved  Son,  in  whom  I 
am  well  pleased :  hear  ye  Him.  Grant  us  grace,  0  Lord, 
to  receive  Him,  to  hear  Him,  to  obey  Him,  to  love  Him 
with  all  our  heart  and  soul,  and  reconciled  to  Thee 
through  his  peace-speaking  blood,  to  call  Thee,  Abba, 
Father. 

O  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  Thou  eternal  Son  of  the  eternal 
Father,  God  of  God,  Light  of  Light,  Life  of  Life,  aid  us 
to  keep  ever  before  our  minds  the  comfortable  mysteries 
of  Thy  deep  humiliation,  Thine  immaculate  birth,  Thine 
innocent,  bitter,  and  shameful  death  on  the  cross,  Thy 
victorious  resurrection  from  the  dead  on  the  third  day, 
Thy  triumphant  ascension  and  exaltation  at  the  right 
hand  of  the  Father.  O  Lord,  grant  us  grace  to  watch 
with  joy,  every  hour  and  every  moment,  for  Thy  glorious 
second  coming  in  the  clouds  of  heaven,  as  the  righteous 
judge  of  the  quick  and  of  the  dead. 

0  Holy  Ghost,  proceeding  from  the  Father  and  the 


TRINITY     SUNDAY.  181 

Son,  Thou  Lord  and  giver  of  life,  who  in  the  beginning 
didst  move  with  creative  energy  upon  the  face  of  the 
waters,  who  didst  overshadow  the  Virgin  Mary,  and  cause 
her  to  conceive  and  bear  the  Saviour  of  the  world,  grant 
that  we,  born  again  of  water  and  of  the  Spirit,  may  rise 
to  newness  of  life,  and  becoming  more  and  more  closely 
united  to  our  blessed  Lord,  at  last  attain  unto  the  stature 
of  perfect  men  in  Christ  Jesus. 

O  Holy,  ever-blessed,  adorable  Trinity,  Father,  Son, 
and  Holy  Ghost,  one  only,  true,  eternal  God,  guard,  de- 
fend and  uphold  Thine  oppressed  and  struggling  Church 
in  all  parts  of  the  earth,  and  bring  us  all  in  Thine  own 
good  time  out  of  the  waves  of  this  troubled  life  to  the 
glad  shores  of  everlasting  felicity,  where  we  will  join  in 
the  song  of  saints  and  angels :  Holy,  Holy,  Holy  is  the 
Lord  God  Almighty,  which  was,  and  is,  and  is  to  come, 
world  without  end.     Amen. 

II. 

0  God,  the  great  God,  the  only  true  and  living  God 
from  everlasting,  our  Creator,  Redeemer,  and  Sanctifier, 
Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost,  Three  in  One,  and  One  in 
Three ;  glory,  and  praise,  and  worship  in  the  highest  be 
unto  Thee,  Thou  holy,  holy,  holy  Lord  God  Almighty. 

Thou  alone,  0  glorious  and  adorable  Trinity,  art  with- 
out beginning,  the  supreme  God,  the  self-sufficient  Al- 
mighty King;  the  author  and  giver  of  all  good;  the  same 
yesterday,  and  to-day,  and  for  ever ;  the  only  consolation, 
peace,  rest,  and  joy  of  all  that  Thou  hast  made. 

Thou  didst  create  the  cherubim  and  seraphim,  the  prin- 
cipalities and  powers,  the  thrones  and  dominions,  the 
angels  and  archangels,  all  the  everlasting  armies  of  hea- 
ven: Thou  art  their  joy,  and  they  praise  Thee  for  ever 
and  ever. 

Thou  didst  create  man  in  Thine  own  image,  and  when 
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182  PRAYERS    FOR    FESTIVAL    SEASONS. 

he  fell  didst  redeem  him  in  great  mercy  and  love.  In 
Thy  holy  name  have  we  received,  through  Baptism,  the 
washing  of  regeneration;  and  Thou  hast  become  our 
Prophet  to  teach  us,  our  Priest  to  atone  for  us,  and  our 
Kin£  to  reio-n  over  us  and  in  us.  Thou  art  the  desire  of 
all  nations,  the  hope  of  Israel,  and  the  portion  of  all  Thy 
saints.  O  let  the  nations  be  glad  and  sing  for  joy.  Let 
the  people  praise  Thee,  0  God ;  let  all  the  people  praise 
Thee. 

Thou  art  the  Holy  One  of  Israel,  who  dost  make  Thy 
people  holy ;  0  let  all  that  are  holy  praise  Thee.  Let  all 
Thy  saints  sing  aloud  and  give  thanks  unto  Thee  at  the 
remembrance  of  Thy  holiness. 

Thou  didst  create  us :  we  praise  Thee.  Thou  hast  re- 
deemed us :  we  give  thanks  unto  Thee.  Thou  dost 
sanctify  us:  we  glorify  Thee.  Thou  art  our  God,  our 
portion,  and  our  joy :  with  all  the  heavenly  hosts  that 
surround  Thy  throne,  we  worship  Thee;  and  with  all 
Thy  saints  on  earth  we  unite  in  giving  glory  to  the  Father, 
and  to  the  Son,  and  to  the  Holy  Ghost,  as  it  was  in  the 
beginning,  is  now,  and  ever  shall  be,  world  without  end. 
Amen. 


THE    HOLY    COMMUNION 


frtpntifltt  fax  t|e  Jflljr   Communion. 

The  Minister  shall  commence  with  the  sentence  : 

The  Lord  is  in  His  holy  temple ;  let  all  the  earth  keep 
silence  before  Him. 

Then  shall  follow  the  solemn  rehearsal  of  the  Ten  Commandments,  with  the 
proper  Response  and  Collect,  all  the  people  standing  (p.  27). 

After  this  the  Litany  shall  be  repeated,  all  kneeling  (p.  24.) 

Next  a  suitable  Psalm  or  Hymn  shall  be  sung. 

Then  a  short  Sermon  may  be  preached,  bearing  on  the  general  object  of  the 
service. 

Then  shall  be  sung  another  Hymn  ;  after  which  the  Minister,  taking  his 
place  at  the  altar,  shall  address  the  communicants,  as  follows : 

Beloved  in  the  Lord:  —  Another  communion  season 
is  at  hand.  We  expect,  through  the  great  mercy  of  God 
our  heavenly  Father,  to  unite  once  more,  around  the  sa- 
cramental altar,  in  the  commemoration  of  our  Saviour's 
dying  love.  Having  this  in  view,  it  becomes  us  to  con- 
sider well  the  nature  of  this  holy  service,  and  to  look  ear- 
nestly to  ourselves,  that  we  may  come  to  it  with  due  pre- 
paration of  mind  and  heart,  remembering  the  words  of 
St.  Paul,  where  he  saith :  Let  a  man  examine  himself, 
and  so  let  him  eat  of  that  bread,  and  drink  of  that  cup ;  for 

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184  PREPARATION  FOR   HOLY   COMMUNION. 

he  that  eateth  and  clrinketh  unworthily,  eateth  and  drink 
eth  damnation  to  himself,  not  discerning  the  Lord's  body. 
The  great  solemnity  and  deep  import  of  the  sacrament 
are  at  once  evident  from  the  time  and  manner  of  its  insti- 
tution. Our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  we  are  told,  "  the  same 
night  in  which  He  was  betrayed,  took  bread  ;  and  when 
He  had  given  thanks,  He  brake  it,  and  said,  Take,  eat ; 
this  is  My  body,  which  is  broken  for  you ;  this  do  in  re- 
membrance of  Me.  After  the  same  manner  also  He  took 
the  cup,  when  He  had  supped,  saying,  This  cup  is  the  new 
testament  in  My  blood  ;  this  do  ye,  as  oft  as  ye  drink  it, 
in  remembrance  of  Me." 

It  has  not  been  without  reason,  therefore,  that  the  cele- 
bration of  the  Holy  Eucharist  has  ever  been  regarded  by 
the  Church  as  the  inmost  sanctuary  of  the  whole  Christ- 
ian worship.  We  have  to  do  here,  not  with  outward  signs 
only,  but  with  the  heavenly  realities  themselves  which 
these  signs  are  employed  to  represent.  "  The  cup  of  bless- 
ing which  we  bless,"  says  St.  Paul,  "  is  it  not  the  commu- 
nion of  the  blood  of  Christ  ?  The  bread  which  we  break, 
is  it  not  the  communion  of  the  body  of  Christ  ?"  So  our 
blessed  Lord  Himself  solemnly  calls  the  bread  His  body 
and  the  cup  His  blood,  or  the  new  testament  in  His  blood. 
"Not  only  thereby  to  teach  us,"  as  we  learn  from  our 
Catechism,  "that  as  bread  and  wine  support  this  tempo- 
ral life,  so  His  crucified  body  and  shed  blood  are  the  true 
meat  and  drink  whereby  our  souls  are  fed  to  eternal  life ; 
but  more  especially  by  these  visible  signs  and  pledges  to 
assure  us  that  we  are  as  really  partakers  of  His  true  body 
and  blood  (by  the  operation  of  the  Holy  Ghost)  as  we  re- 
ceive by  the  mouths  of  our  bodies  these  holy  signs  in 
remembrance  of  Him ;  and  that  all  His  sufferings  and 
obedience  are  as  certainly  ours,  as  if  we  had  in  our  own 
persons  suffered  and  made  satisfaction  for  our  sins  to 
God." 

Being  of  such  high  and  awful  character,  it  is  plain  that 


PREPARATION   FOR   HOLY  COMMUNION.         185 

the  Lord's  Supper  can  be  rightly  and  safely  approached 
only  by  those  who  are  of  a  truly  devout  and  religious 
mind.  These  holy  mysteries  are  not  for  the  irreverent, 
the  worldly,  or  the  profane.  The  impenitent,  the  unbe- 
lieving, and  all  who  refuse  to  obey  the  gospel  of  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  have  no  right,  while  they  continue  such,  to 
partake  of  this  Christian  altar.  They  can  do  so  only  at 
their  own  peril ;  for  coming  to  it  thus  in  the  spirit  of  hypo- 
crisy and  wickedness,  they  turn  the  blessing  of  the  sacra- 
ment into  a  curse,  and  that  which  should  be  a  savor  of 
life  unto  life  is  made  to  be  for  them  only  a  savor  of  death 
unto  death.  They  eat  and  drink  damnation  or  judgment 
to  themselves ;  not  because  they  are  sinners,  but  because 
they  are  impenitent  sinners ;  not  because  they  are  un- 
worthy, but  because  they  eat  and  drink  unworthily,  not 
discerning  the  Lord's  body.  If  any  of  you  who  are  here 
present,  then,  know  yourselves  to  be  the  willing  servants 
of  sin,  being  without  repentance  and  faith,  and  yielding 
yourselves  to  the  power  of  worldly  affections  and  lusts, 
we  solemnly  warn  and  admonish  you,  that  ye  presume 
not,  so  long  as  this  is  your  character,  to  come  to  the  table 
of  the  Lord.  Do  not  pretend,  in  this  way,  to  join  right- 
eousness with  unrighteousness,  and  light  with  darkness. 
"  Ye  cannot  drink  the  cup  of  the  Lord,  and  the  cup  of 
devils ;  ye  cannot  be  partakers  of  the  Lord's  table,  and 
of  the  table  of  devils."  - 

On  the  other  hand,  wTe  cordially  invite  to  this  table  all 
who  are  truly  grieved  and  penitent  for  their  sins,  who 
look  to  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  for  righteousness  and  salva- 
tion, who  abide  in  the  fellowship  of  His  Church,  and  who 
earnestly  desire  to  possess  His  Spirit  and  to  walk  in  His 
steps.  To  all  such  the  voice  of  the  infinitely  compassion- 
ate Redeemer  Himself  speaks :  "  Come  unto  Me,  all  ye 
that  labor,  and  are  heavy  laden,  and  I  will  give  you  rest." 
Fear  not,  therefore,  as  many  of  you  as  have  this  mind,  to 
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186         PREPARATION    FOR    HOLY    COMMUNION. 

embrace  the  joyful  and  glorious  privilege  which  is  here 
offered  for  your  use.  "Having,  brethren,  boldness  to 
enter  into  the  holiest  by  the  blood  of  Jesus,  by  a  new  and 
living  way,  which  He  hath  consecrated  for  us,  through 
the  vail,  that  is  to  say,  His  flesh ;  and  having  a  High 
Priest  over  the  house  of  God,  let  us  draw  near  with  a  true 
heart,  in  full  assurance  of  faith,  having  our  hearts  sprin- 
kled from  an  evil  conscience,  and  our  bodies  washed  with 
pure  water." 

Only  ye  must  take  good  heed,  that  your  particular  pre- 
paration for  the  Sacrament  at  this  time  be  sincere  and 
whole,  according  to  God's  command ;  so  that  no  let  or 
bar  may  be  found  in  yourselves  to  its  proper  comfort  and 
benefit.  See  that  ye  have  grace,  not  only  in  general 
habit,  but  also  in  present  exercise  and  power.  Renew 
your  repentance  and  faith.  Be  in  perfect  charity  with  all 
men.  Put  away  from  you  the  leaven  of  malice  and 
wickedness.  Remember  earnestly  your  past  offences  and 
shortcomings,  that  ye  may  humble  yourselves,  with  true 
hearty  confession,  under  the  mighty  hand  of  Him,  who 
alone  has  power  to  exalt  you  spiritually  in  His  own  good 
time.  Thus,  clothed  in  the  robes  of  salvation,  you  will 
be  able  to  compass  God's  holy  altar  with  thankfulness 
and  joy,  and  to  share  the  full  benefit  of  its  one  offering 
for  sin,  while  you  feed  on  the  sacrifice  at  the  same  time 
as  the  bread  of  everlasting  life.  For  in  this  most  com- 
fortable Sacrament  of  the  Body  and  Blood  of  our  Saviour 
Jesus  Christ,  we  have  exhibited  and  brought  home  to  us 
at  once,  both  the  forgiveness  of  sins  through  His  death, 
and  the  gift  of  immortality  through  His  glorious  resur- 
rection ;  according  to  His  own  word :  "  Yerily,  verily,  I 
say  unto  you,  Except  ye  eat  the  flesh  of  the  Son  of  Man, 
and  drink  His  blood,  ye  have  no  life  in  you.  Whoso 
eateth  My  flesh,  and  drinketh  My  blood,  hath  eternal 
life ;  and  I  will  raise  him  up  at  the  last  day.    For  My 


PREPARATION    FOR    HOLY    COMMUNION.        187 

flesh  is  meat  indeed,  and  My  blood  is  drink  indeed.  He 
that  eateth  My  flesh,  and  drinketh  My  blood,  dwelleth  in 
Me,  and  I  in  him.  As  the  living  Father  hath  sent  Me, 
and  I  live  by  the  Father ;  so  he  that  eateth  Me,  even  he 
shall  live  by  Me.  This  is  that  bread  which  came  down 
from  heaven:  not  as  your  fathers  did  eat  manna,  and  are 
dead;  he  that  eateth  of  this  bread  shall  live  for  ever." 

Ye  then,  beloved  brethren  in  the  Lord,  who  have 
looked  earnestly  into  your  own  hearts,  and  who  find  in 
yourselves  these  good  dispositions  of  penitence  and  faith, 
with  the  sincere  desire  and  purpose  of  forsaking  all  sin 
and  following  after  all  Christian  holiness,  approach  with 
me  now  to  the  throne  of  grace,  and  make  your  humble 
confession  to  Almighty  God. 

All  kneeling. 

Almighty  God,  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  Maker 
of  all  things,  Judge  of  all  men  ;  we  cast  ourselves  down  at 
Thy  feet,  with  deep  humiliation  and  heartfelt  penitent 
grief,  in  view  of  our  manifold  sins  and  great  unrighteous- 
ness, whereby  we  have  provoked  against  ourselves  most 
justly  Thine  indignation  and  wrath.  We  have  sinned 
against  Thee  in  thought,  word,  and  deed.  We  have  broken 
Thy  holy  laws.  We  have  come  short  of  Thy  righteous- 
ness and  glory,  in  all  our  ways.  Our  lives  bear  testimony 
against  us,  and  our  own  hearts  condemn  us,  as  being 
prone  to  all  evil,  and  backward  to  all  good.  We  have 
abused  Thy  mercies,  and  made  light  of  Thy  judgments. 
We  have  turned  aside  from  Thy  covenant ;  and  have  not 
been  faithful  and  diligent,  as  we  ought  to  have  been,  in 
using  the  helps  of  Thy  grace  for  our  own  eternal  salva- 
tion. We  acknowledge  and  bewail  before  Thee,  the  cor- 
ruption of  our  nature,  the  vanity  of  our  minds,  the  way- 
wardness of  our  hearts,  the  wanderings  and  apostasies  of 
our  whole  fallen  life.  Righteousness  belongeth  unto 
Thee,  0  Lord ;  and  unto  us  only  confusion  of  face.     But 


188        PREPARATION    FOR    HOLY    COMMUNION. 

unto  Thee,  0  Lord  our  God,  belong  also  mercies  and  for- 
givenesses, though  we  have  rebelled  against  Thee.  For 
Thou,  Lord,  art  good,  and  ready  to  forgive,  and  plenteous 
in  mercy  unto  all  them  that  call  upon  Thee.  Look  upon 
us,  therefore,  0  righteous  and  holy  Father,  with  an  eye 
of  pity  and  compassion,  as  we  now  humble  ourselves, 
with  sincere  confession,  before  the  throne  of  Thy  heavenly 
grace ;  and  for  the  sake  of  Thy  Son  Jesus  Christ,  whose 
blood  cleanseth  from  all  sin,  and  in  whom  Thou  hast 
declared  Thyself  to  be  ever  well  pleased,  speak  pardon 
and  peace  to  our  souls.  Let  Thy  mercy  be  upon  us,  O 
Lord,  according  as  we  hope  in  Thee.  And  with  the  full 
pardon  of  our  past  sins,  be  pleased  also  to  quicken  us,  we 
beseech  Thee,  in  the  way  of  righteousness,  and  uphold 
us  with  Thy  free  Spirit ;  that  we  may  walk  worthy  hence- 
forth of  the  vocation  wherewith  we  are  called,  and  ever 
hereafter  serve  and  please  Thee  in  newness  of  life,  to  the 
honor  and  glory  of  Thy  holy  name,  through  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord. 
H.  Amen. 

Then  shall  the  Minister  stand  up,  and  say : 

Hearken  now  unto  the  comforting  assurance  of  God's 
grace,  as  it  is  promised  in  His  own  word  unto  all  who 
turn  to  Him  with  true  repentance  and  faith. 

God  so  loved  the  world  that  He  gave  His  only  begotten  Son,  that 
whosoever  believeth  in  Him  might  not  perish,  but  have  everlasting 
lite. — John  iii.  16. 

This  is  a  faithful  saying,  and  worthy  of  all  acceptation,  that 
Christ  Jesus  came  into  the  world  to  save  sinners. — 1  Tim.  i.  15. 

If  thou  shalt  confess  with  thy  mouth  the  Lord  Jesus,  and  shalt 
believe  in  thine  heart  that  God  hath  raised  Him  from  the  dead, 
thou  shalt  be  saved.  For  with  the  heart  man  believeth  unto  right- 
eousness, and  with  the  mouth  confession  is  made  unto  salvation. 
—Rom.  x.  9,  10. 

If  we  confess  our  sins,  He  is  faithful  and  just  to  forgive  us  our 
sins,  and  to  cleanse  us  from  all  unrighteousness. — 1  John  l  9. 


PREPARATION  FOR   HOLY  COMMUNION.        189 

Then  said  Jesus  to  them  again,  Peace  be  unto  you;  as  My  Father 
hath  sent  Me,  even  so  send  I  you.  And  when  He  had  said  this, 
He  breathed  on  them,  and  saith  unto  them,  Receive  ye  the  Holy 
Ghost.  Whosesoever  sins  ye  remit,  they  are  remitted  unto  them ; 
and  whosesoever  sins  ye  retain,  they  are  retained. — JoJmxx.  21-23. 

Unto  as  many  of  you,  therefore,  beloved  in  the  Lord, 
as  have  now  made  confession  of  your  sins  unto  God  with 
hearty  repentance  and  sincere  faith,  being  resolved  to 
turn  from  them  and  to  follow  after  righteousness  and  true 
holiness  in  time  to  come,  I  declare  by  the  authority  of  the 
Gospel,  that  all  your  sins  are  remitted  and  forgiven, 
through  the  perfect  satisfaction  of  the  most  holy  passion 
and  death  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  And  now  may  the 
very  God  of  peace  sanctify  you  wholly ;  and  I  pray  God, 
your  whole  spirit,  and  soul,  and  body,  be  preserved  blame- 
less unto  the  coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.  Faithful 
is  He  that  calleth  you,  who  also  will  do  it. 

R.  Amen. 

Then  shall  the  congregation  rise,  and  join  in  singing  a  Doxology  or  a  short 
Hymn ;  after  which  the  service  shall  be  concluded  with  this  Benediction : 

The  God  of  peace,  that  brought  again  from  the  dead 
our  Lord  Jesus,  that  great  Shepherd  of  the  sheep,  through 
the  blood  of  the  everlasting  covenant,  make  you  perfect 
in  every  good  work,  to  do  His  will,  working  in  you  that 
which  is  well  pleasing  in  His  sight,  through  Jesus  Christ: 
to  whom  be  glory  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 


190  THE    HOLY    COMMUNION. 


[When  the  Communion  is  celebrated,  this  service  shall  take  the  place  of 
the  regular  service  of  the  Lord's  Day.] 

The  Minister,  standing  at  the  altar,  shall  begin  thus : 

In  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and  of  the 
Holy  Ghost.  Amen. 

Let  us  pray. 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  who  by  the  blood  of 
thy  dear  Son  hast  consecrated  for  us  a  new  and  living 
way  into  the  holiest  of  all ;  cleanse  our  minds,  we  be- 
seech Thee,  by  the  inspiration  of  Thy  Holy  Spirit,  that 
we,  Thy  redeemed  people,  drawing  near  unto  Thee  in 
these  holy  mysteries,  with  a  true  heart  and  undefiled  con- 
science, in  full  assurance  of  faith,  may  oiler  unto  Thee  an 
acceptable  sacrifice  in  righteousness,  and  worthily  mag- 
nify Thy  great  and  glorious  name :  through  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord.  Amen. 

Then  shall  the  Minister  pronounce  slowly  and  solemnly,  either  the  whole,  or 
some  part,  of  the  following  selection  of  passages  from  the  Holy  Scrip- 
tures  r 

Surely  He  hath  borne  our  griefs,  and  carried  our  sorrows  :  yet  we 
did  esteem  Him  stricken,  smitten  of  God,  and  afflicted.  But  He  was 
wounded  for  our  transgressions,  He  was  bruised  for  our  iniquities  : 
the  chastisement  of  our  peace  was  upon  Him :  and  with  His  stripes 
we  are  healed.  All  we  like  sheep  have  gone  astray ;  we  have  turned 
every  one  to  his  own  way ;  and  the  Lord  hath  laid  on  Him  the  ini- 
quity of  us  all.  He  was  oppressed,  and  He  was  afflicted,  yet  He 
opened  not  His  mouth  :  He  is  brought  as  a  lamb  to  the  slaughter, 
and  as  a  sheep  before  her  shearers  is  dumb,  so  He  opened  not  His 
mouth. — Isa.  liii.  4-7. 

The  next  day  John  seeth  Jesus  coming  unto  him,  and  saith,  Be- 
hold the  Lamb  of  Grod,  which  taketh  away  the  sin  of  the  world ! 


THE    HOLY    COMMUNION.  191 

This  is  He  of  whom  I  said,  After  me  cometh  a  man  which  is  pre- 
ferred before  me;  for  He  was  before  me.  And  I  knew  Him  not : 
but  that  He  should  be  made  manifest  to  Israel,  therefore  am  I  come 
baptizing  witli  water.  And  John  bare  record,  saying,  I  saw  the 
Spirit  descending  from  heaven  like  a  dove,  and  it  abode  upon  Him. 
And  I  knew  Him  not :  but  He  that  sent  me  to  baptize  with  water, 
the  same  said  unto  me,  Upon  whom  thou  shalt  see  the  Spirit  de- 
scending, and  remaining  on  Him,  the  same  is  He  which  baptizeth 
with  the  Holy  Ghost.  And  I  saw,  and  bare  record  that  this  is  the 
Son  of  God.— John  i.  29-34. 

And  as  Moses  lifted  up  the  serpent  in  the  wilderness,  even  so 
must  the  Sou  of  man  be  lifted  up  :  that  whosoever  believeth  in  Him 
should  not  perish,  but  have  eternal  life.  For  God  so  loved  the 
world,  that  He  gave  His  only  begotten  Son,  that  whosoever  believeth 
in  Him  should  not  perish,  but  have  everlasting  life.  For  God  sent 
not  His  Son  into  the  world  to  condemn  the  world  j  but  that  the 
world  through  Him  might  be  saved. — John  iii.  14-17. 

This  then  is  the  message  which  we  have  heard  of  Him,  and  de- 
clare unto  you,  that  God  is  light,  and  in  Him  is  no  darkness  at  all. 
If  we  say  that  we  have  fellowship  with  Him,  and  walk  in  darkness, 
we  lie,  and  do  not  the  truth :  but  if  we  walk  in  the  light,  as  He  is 
in  the  light,  we  have  fellowship  one  with  another,  and  the  blood 
of  Jesus  Christ  His  Son  cleanseth  us  from  all  sin.  If  we  say  that 
we  have  no  sin,  we  deceive  ourselves,  and  the  truth  is  not  in  us. 
If  we  confess  our  sins,  He  is  faithful  and  just  to  forgive  us  our  sins, 
and  to  cleanse  us  from  all  unrighteousness. — 1  John  i.  5-9. 

In  this  was  manifested  the  love  of  God  toward  us,  because  that 
God  sent  His  only  begotten  Son  into  the  world,  that  we  might  live 
through  Him.  Herein  is  love,  not  that  we  loved  God,  but  that  He 
loved  us,  and  sent  His  Son  to  be  the  propitiation  for  our  sins. — 
1  John  iv.  9,  10. 

Abide  in  Me,  and  I  in  you.  As  the  branch  cannot  bear  fruit  of 
itself,  except  it  abide  in  the  vine ;  no  more  can  ye,  except  ye  abide 
in  Me.  I  am  the  vine,  ye  are  the  branches  :  he  that  abideth  in  Me, 
and  I  in  him,  the  same  bringeth  forth  much  fruit :  for  without  Me 
ye  can  do  nothing. — John  xv.  4,  5. 

I  am  the  living  bread  which  came  down  from  heaven.  If  any 
man  eat  of  this  bread,  he  shall  live  for  ever :  and  the  bread  which 


192  THE    HOLY    COMMUNION. 

1  will  dve  is  My  flesh,  which  I  will  give  for  the  life  of  the  world. 
The  Jews  therefore  strove  among  themselves,  saying,  How  can  this 
man  give  us  his  flesh  to  eat  ?  Then  Jesus  said  unto  them,  Verily,  ■ 
verilv,  I  sav  unto  you,  Except  ye  eat  the  flesh  of  the  Son  of  man, 
and  drink  His  blood,  ye  have  no  life  in  you.  Whoso  eateth  My 
flesh,  and  drinketh  My  blood,  hath  eternal  life  j  and  I  will  raise  him 
up  at  the  last  day.  For  My  flesh  is  meat  indeed,  and  My  blood  is 
drink  indeed.  He  that  eateth  My  flesh,  and  drinketh  My  blood, 
dwelleth  in  Me,  and  I  in  him.  As  the  living  Father  hath  sent  Me, 
and  I  live  by  the  Father  ;  so  he  that  eateth  Me,  even  he  shall  live 
by  Me.  This  is  that  bread  which  came  down  from  heaven  :  not  as 
vour  fathers  did  eat  manna,  and  are  dead  :  he  that  eateth  of  this 
bread  shall  live  for  ever. — John  vi.  51-58. 

Here  shall  be  chanted  the  Gloria  in  Excelsit,  the  Congregation  rising;  or 
else  in  place  of  it  may  be  said,  or  sung,  either  the  Te  Deum  or  the  proper 
Canticle  for  the  season ;  or  a  suitable  Hymn  may  be  sung. 

Then  shall  follow  the  Gospel  and  Epistle  for  the  day,  with  their  proper 
Collect,  and  the  Festival  Prayer  for  the  season. 

After  this,  a  brief  Sermon  or  Homily  may  be  preached,  suitable  to  the  occa- 
sion. Or,  instead  of  this,  the  Minister  may,  if  he  see  proper,  read  a  fit 
lesson  of  moderate  length,  taken  from  the  Holy  Gospels,  on  the  history  of 
Christ's  Passion  and  Death. 

Having  reached  this  point,  the  service  shall  now  go  forward  with  the  recita- 
tion of  the  Xicene  Creed  (p.  16),  the  people  rising  and  joining  in  it,  whether 
spoken  or  sung.  Instead  of  which,  however,  on  the  occasion  of  the  last 
Communion  in  the  Church  year,  use  shall  be  made  in  the  same  way  of  the 
Athanasian  Creed  (p.  17). 

Here  shall  follow  a  collection  of  the  Offerings  of  the  people,  to  be  devoted  to 
the  service  of  the  poor,  or  to  some  strictly  benevolent  purpose ;  during 
which  the  Minister  shall  read  some  sentences  from  the  Holy  Scriptures, 
such  as  may  seem  to  him  suitable  to  the  occasion.  When  made,  the  col- 
lection shall  be  brought  by  the  Deacons,  in  some  proper  vessel  provided 
for  the  purpose,  to  the  Minister ;  who  shall  then  reverently  place  it  upon 
the  altar,  in  token  of  its  proper  meaning,  as  an  oblation  presented  unto 
God.  After  which  he  shall  uncover  and  expose  to  view  the  vessels  con- 
taining the  Bread  and  Wine  for  the  use  of  the  Holy  Sacrament,  and  then 
proceed  as  follows : 

Dearly  Beloved  in  the  Lord  :    Our  blessed  Saviour 
Jesus  Christ,  when  He  was  about  to  finish  the  work  of 


THE    nOLY    COMMUNION.  193 

our  redemption  by  making  Himself  a  sacrifice  for  our  sins 
upon  the  cross,  solemnly  instituted  the  Holy  Sacrament 
of  His  own  Body  and  Blood  ;  that  it  might  be  the  abiding 
memorial  of  His  precious  death ;  the  seal  of  His  perpetual 
presence  in  the  Church  by  the  Holy  Ghost;  the  mystical 
exhibition  of  His  one  offering  of  Himself  made  once,  but 
of  force  always,  to  put  away  sin;  the  pledge  of  His  undy- 
ing love  to  His  people;  and  the  bond  of  His  living  union 
and  fellowship  with  them  to  the  end  of  time.  From  all 
this  we  may  understand  how  great  and  glorious  the  Sacra- 
ment is,  and  with  what  just  reason  it  hath  ever  been  re- 
garded in  the  Church  as  that  act  of  worship,  in  which 
men  are  brought  most  near  to  God,  and,  as  it  were,  into 
the  innermost  sanctuary  of  His  presence,  the  holiest  of 
all,  where  more  than  in  any  other  service  it  is  fit  that 
their  adoration  should  be  joined  with  sacred  reverence 
and  awe.  We  have  to  do  here,  in  a  mystery,  not  with 
the  shadows  and  types  only  of  heavenly  things,  but  with 
the  very  realities  themselves  of  that  true  spiritual  world 
in  which  Christ,  now  risen  from  the  dead,  continually 
lives  and  reigns.  See,  then,  as  many  of  you  as  have  it  in 
mind  to  take  part  in  this  service,  that  ye  be  properly 
clothed  for  the  occasion  with  the  spirit  of  humility,  self- 
recollection,  penitence,  and  prayer.  Examine  yourselves, 
whether  ye  be  in  the  faith ;  prove  your  own  selves. 
Renew  inwardly  your  baptismal  engagements  and  vows. 
Renounce  all  sin  both  in  your  lives  and  in  your  hearts. 
Be  in  perfect  charity  with  all  men.  Christ  our  Passover 
is  sacrificed  for  us ;  therefore  let  us  keep  the  feast,  not 
with  old  leaven,  neither  with  the  leaven  of  malice  and 
wickedness,  but  with  the  unleavened  bread  of  sincerity 
and  truth.  Present  yourselves  on  the  altar  of  the  Gospel, 
in  union  with  His  glorious  merits,  a  living  sacrifice,  holy, 
acceptable  unto  God,  which  is  your  reasonable  service ; 
giving  thanks  unto  the  Father,  which  hath  made  us  meet 

N 


194  THE    HOLY    COMMUNION. 

to  be  partakers  of  the  inheritance  of  the  saints  in  light ; 
who  hath  delivered  us  from  the  power  of  darkness,  and 
translated  us  into  the  kingdom  of  His  dear  Son :  in  whom 
we  have  redemption  through  His  blood,  even  the  forgive- 
ness of  sins.  And  now  that  we  may  be  able  so  to  com- 
pass God's  holy  altar  with  righteousness  and  joy,  let  us 
first  of  all  bow  down  before  Him,  and  make  humble  con- 
fession of  our  sins,  that  we  may  obtain  forgiveness  of  the 
same  through  His  infinite  goodness  and  mercy. 

All  kneeling. 

Almighty  God,  our  Heavenly  Father,  who  dost  admit 
Thy  people  unto  such  wonderful  communion,  that  par- 
taking by  a  divine  mystery  of  the  Body  and  Blood  of  Thy 
dear  Son,  they  should  dwell  in  Him,  and  He  in  them ; 
we  unworthy  sinners,  approaching  to  Thy  presence,  and 
beholding  Thy  glory,  do  abhor  ourselves,  and  repent  in 
dust  and  ashes.  "We  have  sinned,  we  have  sinned,  we 
have  grievously  sinned  against  Thee,  in  thought,  in  word, 
and  in  deed,  provoking  most  justly  Thy  wrath  and  indig- 
nation against  us.  Our  righteousnesses  are  as  filthy  rags; 
our  iniquities,  like  the  wind,  have  carried  us  away.  The 
remembrance  of  our  transgressions  and  shortcomings  fills 
us  with  sorrow  and  shame.  Yet  now,  O  most  merciful 
Father,  have  mercy  upon  us  ;  for  the  sake  of  Jesus  Christ, 
forgive  us  all  our  sins ;  purify  us,  by  the  inspiration  of 
Thy  Holy  Spirit,  from  all  uncleanness  in  spirit  and  in 
flesh ;  enable  us  heartily  to  forgive  others,  as  we  beseech 
Thee  to  forgive  us ;  and  grant  that  we  may  hereafter 
serve  Thee  in  newness  of  life ;  to  the  glory  of  Thy  holy 
name,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

E.  Amen. 

Here  the  Minister  shall  rise  and  say : 

The  God  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  Father  of  glory, 
grant  unto  you  the  spirit  of  wisdom  and  revelation  in  the 


THE    HOLT    COMMUNION.  195 

knowledge  of  Him :  the  eyes  of  your  understanding  being 
enlightened,  that  ye  may  know  what  is  the  hope  of  His 
calling,  and  what  the  riches  of  the  glory  of  His  inherit- 
ance in  the  saints,  and  what  is  the  exceeding  greatness 
of  His  power  to  usward  who  believe ;  according  to  the 
working  of  His  mighty  power,  which  He  wrought  in 
Christ,  when  He  raised  Him  from  the  dead,  and  set  Him 
at  His  own  right  hand  in  the  heavenly  places,  far  above  all 
principality,  and  power,  and  might,  and  dominion,  and 
every  name  that  is  named,  not  only  in  this  world,  but  also 
in  that  which  is  to  come ;  and  hath  put  all  things  under 
His  feet,  and  gave  Him  to  be  the  head  over  all  things  to 
the  Church,  which  is  His  body,  the  fulness  of  Him  that 
filleth  all  in  all. 

And  now  unto  Him  that  is  able  to  do  exceeding  abun- 
dantly above  all  that  we  ask  or  think,  according  to  the 
power  that  worketh  in  us,  unto  Him  be  glory  in  the  Church 
by  Christ  Jesus,  throughout  all  ages,  world  without  end, 

R.  Amen. 

The  whole  Congregation  now  rising,  the  Minister  shall  proceed : 

The  Lord  be  with  you. 
R.  And  with  thy  spirit. 

Lift  up  your  hearts. 

R.    We  lift  them  up  unto  the  Lord. 

Let  us  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord  our  God. 

R.  It  is  meet  and  right  so  to  do. 

It  is  very  meet,  right,  and  our  bounden  duty,  that  we 
should  at  all  times,  and  in  all  places,  give  thanks  unto 
Thee,  Lord  God  Almighty,  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost. 

Before  the  mountains  were  brought  forth,  or  ever  Thou 
hadst  formed  the  earth  and  the  world,  even  from  ever- 
lasting to  everlasting,  Thou  art  God. 


196  THE    HOLY    COMMUNION. 

Thou  didst  in  the  beginning  create  all  things  for  Thy- 
self. By  Thy  word  were  the  heavens  made,  and  all  the 
host  of  them  by  the  breath  of  Thy  mouth.  The  armies 
of  the  invisible  world,  angels  and  archangels,  thrones, 
dominions,  principalities,  and  powers ;  the  glorious  firma- 
ment on  high,  sun,  moon,  and  stars ;  the  earth  and  the 
fulness  thereof;  all  are  the  work  of  Thy  hands,  and  all 
are  upheld  by  Thee  continually  in  their  being,  as  they 
stand  by  Thee,  likewise,  in  their  appointed  order  and 
course. 

Thou  also  at  the  first  didst  make  man  in  Thine  own 
image,  and  after  Thine  own  likeness,  and  didst  set  him 
over  the  works  of  Thy  hands,  endowing  him  with  the 
excellent  gift  of  righteousness,  and  forming  him  for  im- 
mortality. And  when  afterwards,  through  the  fraud  and 
malice  of  Satan,  he  fell  by  transgression  from  that  first 
estate,  Thou  didst  not  leave  him  still  to  perish  utterly  in 
his  fall,  but  wast  pleased  to  raise  him  up  again  and  to 
restore  him  to  the  joyful  hope  of  everlasting  life,  by  the 
promise  of  redemption  through  Jesus  Christ ;  who,  being 
God  of  God,  very  God  of  very  God,  dwelling  in  the  bosom 
of  the  Father  with  unspeakable  blessedness  from  all  eter- 
nity, at  last  when  the  fulness  of  the  time  was  come,  came 
down  from  heaven,  and  became  man,  for  us  men  and  for 
our  salvation. 

For  all  Thy  mercies  and  favors,  known  to  us  and  un- 
known, we  give  Thee  thanks.  But  most  of  all,  we  praise 
Thee,  the  Father  everlasting,  for  the  gift  of  Thine  adora- 
ble, true,  and  only  Son,  our  Saviour  Jesus  Christ,  who 
by  His  appearing  hath  abolished  death  and  brought  life 
and  immortality  to  light  through  the  gospel.  We  bless 
Thee  for  His  holy  incarnation  ;  for  His  life  on  earth;  for 
His  precious  sufferings  and  death  upon  the  cross ;  for  His 
resurrection  from  the  dead ;  and  for  His  glorious  ascen- 
sion to  Thy  right  hand.     We  bless  Thee  for  the  giving 


THE    HOLY    COMMUNION.  197 

of  the  Holy  Ghost ;  for  the  institution  of  the  Church ;  for 
the  means  of  grace ;  for  the  hope  of  everlasting  life ;  and 
for  the  glory  which  shall  be  brought  unto  us  at  the 
coming,  and  in  the  kingdom,  of  Thy  dear  Son. 

Thee,  mighty  God,  heavenly  King,  we  magnify  and 
praise.  With  patriarchs  and  prophets,  apostles  and 
martyrs  ;  with  the  holy  Church  throughout  all  the  world ; 
with  the  heavenly  Jerusalem,  the  joyful  assembly  and 
congregation  of  the  first-born  on  high ;  with  the  innu- 
merable company  of  angels  round  about  Thy  throne,  the 
heaven  of  heavens,  and  all  the  powers  therein  ;  we  wor- 
ship and  adore  Thy  glorious  name,  joining  in  the  song  of 
the  Cherubim  and  Seraphim,  and  with  united  voice, 
saying : 

Here  let  the  people  join  aloud  in  the  Seraphic  Hymn. 

Holy,  Holy,  Holy,  Lord  God  of  Sabaoth ;  heaven  and 
earth  are  full  of  the  majesty  of  Thy  glory.  Hosanna  in 
the  highest !  Blessed  is  He  that  cometh  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord.     Hosanna  in  the  highest ! 

Then  the  Minister  shall  proceed  : 

Our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  same  night  in  which  He 
was  betrayed  [here  he  shall  take  some  of  the  bread  into  his 
hands'],  took  bread;  and  when  he  had  given  thanks,  He 
brake  it  [here  he  shall  break  the  bread],  and  said,  Take, 

EAT,  THIS  IS  MY  BODY  WHICH  IS  BROKEN  FOR  YOU  ;  THIS  DO 
IN  REMEMBRANCE  OF  Me. 

After  the  same  manner  also  [here  he  shall  take  the  cup 
into  his  hands],  He  took  the  cup,  when  He  had  supped, 
saying,  This  cup  is  the  New  Testament  in  my  Blood  ; 
this  do  ye  as  often  as  ye  drink  it,  in  remembrancer 
of  Me. 

Let  us  pray. 

Almighty  God,  our  heavenly  Father,  send  down,  we 

beseech  Thee,  the  powerful  benediction  of  Thy  Holy 

Spirit  upon  these  elements  of  bread  and  wine,  that  being 

set  apart  now  from  a  common  to  a  sacred  and  mystical 

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198  THE    HOLY    COMMUNION. 

use,  they  may  exhibit  and  represent  to  us  with  true  effec\ 
the  Body  and  Blood  of  Thy  Son,  Jesus  Christ ;  so  that 
in  the  use  of  them  we  may  be  made,  through  the  power 
of  the  Holy  Ghost,  to  partake  really  and  truly  of  His 
blessed  life,  whereby  only  we  can  be  saved  from  death, 
and  raised  to  immortality  at  the  last  day. 
R.  Amen. 

And  be  pleased  now,  O  most  merciful  Father,  gra- 
ciously to  receive  at  our  hands  this  memorial  of  the 
blessed  sacrifice  of  Thy  Son,  which  we,  Thy  servants, 
thus  bring  before  Thy  divine  Majesty,  according  to  His 
own  appointment  and  command ;  showing  forth  His  pas- 
sion and  death ;  rejoicing  in  His  glorious  resurrection  and 
ascension ;  and  waiting  for  the  blessed  hope  of  His  ap- 
pearing and  coming  again.  "We  are  not  worthy  in  our- 
selves to  offer  unto  Thee  any  worship  or  service.  "Where- 
with shall  we,  sinners  of  the  dust,  come  before  the  Lord, 
or  bow  ourselves  before  the  most  high  God  ?  "We  bring 
unto  Thee,  0  holy  and  righteous  Father,  the  infinite 
merits  of  Jesus  Christ,  Thine  adorable,  true,  and  only 
Son,  in  whom  Thou  hast  declared  Thyself  to  be  well 
pleased,  and  through  the  offering  of  whose  body  once  for 
all,  full  satisfaction  has  been  made  for  the  sins  of  the  world. 
Have  respect  unto  this  glorious  sacrifice,  we  beseech 
Thee,  in  union  with  which  we  here  offer  and  present  unto 
Thee,  at  the  same  time,  O  Lord,  the  reasonable  sacrifice 
of  our  own  persons ;  consecrating  ourselves,  on  the  altar 
of  the  gospel,  in  soul  and  body,  property  and  life,  to  Thy 
most  blessed  service  and  praise.  Look  upon  us  through 
the  mediation  of  our  great  High  Priest.  Make  us  ac- 
cepted in  the  Beloved ;  and  let  His  name  be  as  a  pure 
and  holy  incense,  through  which  all  our  worship  may 
come  up  before  Thee,  as  the  odour  of  a  sweet  smell,  a 
sacrifice  acceptable,  well  pleasing  to  God. 

R.  Amen. 


THE    HOLY    COMMUNION.  199 

Remember  in  mercy,  we  beseech  Thee,  Thy  Church 
militant  throughout  the  whole  earth.  Let  her  ministers 
be  clothed  with  righteousness,  and  her  priests  with  salva- 
tion. Build  up  her  desolations;  restore  her  disorders; 
heal  her  divisions  ;  and  grant  unto  her  prosperity,  safety, 
unity  and  peace. 

R.  Amen. 

We  commend  unto  Thee  especially  this  particular 
church  and  congregation,  pastor,  elders,  deacons,  and 
people,  beseeching  Thee  to  accept  their  piety  and  faith, 
and  to  increase  towards  them  Thy  heavenly  grace,  so  that 
they  may  come  behind  in  no  gift,  waiting  for  the  coming 
of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

R.  Amen. 

We  pray  for  all  estates  of  men  in  Christian  lands ;  for 
kings,  princes,  and  governors,  and  for  the  people  com- 
mitted to  their  charge  and  care ;  especially  for  Thy  ser- 
vant, the  President  of  the  United  States,  and  for  all  the 
rulers  of  this  land  and  nation.  Make  us  a  righteous 
people,  and  give  us  power  to  serve  Thee  in  quietness  and 
peace. 

R.  Amen. 

Vouchsafe  unto  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  favorable  wea- 
ther, that  the  fruits  of  the  earth  may  ripen  and  be 
gathered  in  for  us  in  due  season ;  and  be  pleased  of  Thy 
great  goodness  to  preserve  us  from  war,  pestilence,  and 
famine. 

R.  Amen. 

Send  forth  Thy  light  and  Thy  truth  unto  the  ends  of 
the  earth  ;  cause  the  glorious  Gospel  of  Thy  grace  to  be 
proclaimed  among  all  nations;  and  powerfully  incline 
the  hearts  of  men  everywhere,  that  they  may  hear  and 
obey  the  joyful  sound. 

R.  Amen. 


200  THE    HOLY    COMMUNION. 

Regard  in  tender  compassion  those  among  Thy  people, 
who  are  called  to  suffer  heavy  affliction,  or  sore  temp- 
tation and  trial  of  any  kind;  and  be  Thou  graciously 
nigh  unto  them  with  Thy  divine  help,  according  to  all 
their  need. 

R.  Amen. 

Especially  do  we  commend  unto  Thee  those  departing 
this  life ;  let  the  arms  of  Thy  love  be  round  about  thern 
in  their  last  hour ;  defend  them  against  the  assaults  of 
the  Devil ;  enable  them  joyfully  to  commit  their  spirits 
into  Thy  hands  ;  and  so  receive  them  to  Thy  rest. 

R.  Amen. 

O  God,  the  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  of  whom  the 
whole  family  in  heaven  and  earth  is  named ;  we  rejoice 
before  Thee  in  the  blessed  communion  of  all  Thy  saints, 
wherein  Thou  givest  us  also  to  have  part.  We  praise 
Thee  for  the  holy  fellowship  of  patriarchs  and  prophets, 
apostles  and  martyrs,  and  the  whole  glorious  company  of 
the  redeemed  of  all  ages,  who  have  died  in  the  Lord,  and 
now  live  with  Him  for  evermore.  We  give  thanks  unto 
Thee  for  Thy  great  grace  and  many  gifts  bestowed  on 
those  who  have  thus  gone  before  us  in  the  way  of  salva- 
tion, and  by  whom  we  are  now  compassed  about,  in  our 
Christian  course,  as  a  cloud  of  witnesses  looking  down 
upon  us  from  the  heavenly  world.  Enable  us  to  follow 
their  faith,  that  we  may  enter  at  death  into  their  joy ; 
and  so  abide  with  them  in  rest  and  peace,  till  both  they 
and  we  shall  reach  our  common  consummation  of  re- 
demption and  bliss  in  the  glorious  resurrection  of  the  last 
day. 

R.  Amen. 

Here  let  the  people  join  aloud  in  the  Lord's  Prayer. 

Our  Father  who  art  in  heaven,  Hallowed  be  Thy  name. 
Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be  done  in  earth,  as  it  is 
in  heaven.  Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread.  And  for- 
give us  our  debts,  as  we  forgive  our  debtors.   And  lead  us 


THE    HOLY    COMMUNION.  201 

not  into  temptation.  But  deliver  us  from  evil.  For  Thine 
is  the  kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever 
and  ever.     Amen. 

Then  the  Minister  shall  say  : 

Almighty  God,  the  Father  everlasting,  from  whom  all 
blessing  and  power  proceed,  shed  down  upon  you  abun- 
dantly the  riches  of  His  heavenly  grace. 

The  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  Head  of  His  body  the  Church, 
who  holdeth  the  seven  stars  in  His  right  hand,  and  walk- 
eth  in  the  midst  of  the  seven  golden  candlesticks,  send 
forth  His  light  and  His  truth,  and  guide  you  in  the  way 
of  eternal  salvation. 

The  Holy  Ghost,  the  Comforter,  the  Spirit  of  the 
Father  and  of  the  Son,  come  down  upon  you  in  His  glory, 
and  take  up  His  habitation  in  your  hearts  henceforth  and 
forever. 

E.  Amen. 

The  peace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  be  with  you  all. 
Amen. 

Here  the  Holy  Communion  shall  take  place.  While  a  suitable  sacramental 
hymn  is  sung,  the  people  shall  come  forward  for  the  purpose  in  successive 
companies,  and  take  their  position  in  front  of  the  altar,  all  reverently 
and  devoutly  standing.  The  proper  order  requires,  that  the  officiating 
Minister  should  first  receive  the  Communion  in  both  kinds  himself,  and 
administer  the  same  to  his  assistants ;  and  that  he  should  then  proceed 
with  their  help  to  administer  it,  first  to  the  elders  and  deacons,  and  after 
wards  to  the  people;  distributing  first  the  bread  and  then  the  cup. 
The  bread  may  be  presented  with  the  words : 

The  bread  which  we  break,  is  the  Communion  of  tfct 
Body  of  Christ. 

The  cup  with  the  words : 

The  cup  of  blessing  which  we  bless,  is  the  Communion 
of  the  Blood  of  Christ. 

Or,  instead  of  these  forms,  if  it  be  preferred,  the  Minister  may  repeat  the 
words  of  institution  in  full  relating  to  each  part ;  adding  afterwards,  any 
other  suitable  sentences  which  he  may  see  proper  to  use,  from  the  Holy 
Scriptures.  It  is  not  necessary,  however,  that  he  should  continue  speak- 
ing all  the  time  he  is  distributing  the  elements ;  full  silence  at  times  may 
be  better  than  any  words. 


202  THE    HOLY    COMMUNION. 

Each  company  of  Communicants,  when  its  turn  of  receiving  is  over,  may 
be  dismissed  with  one  of  the  usual  Benedictions,  or  with  this  form : 

May  the  Holy  Communion  of  the  Body  and  Blood  of 
our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ,  keep  and  preserve 
you.  each  one,  in  body,  soul,  and  spirit,  unto  everlasting 
life.     Amen. 

Depart  in  peace. 

When  all  have  communicated,  the  Minister  shall  offer  a  free  Prayer,  or  the 
Post- Communion  Prayer  may  be  said,  as  follows: 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  we  give  Thee  most 
hearty  thanks  for  the  great  goodness  Thou  hast  shown 
toward  us  at  this  time,  in  vouchsafing  to  feed  us,  through 
these  holy  mysteries,  with  the  spiritual  food  of  the  most 
precious  body  and  blood  of  thy  Son,  our  Saviour  Jesus 
Christ;  assuring  us  thereby,  that  wTe  are  very  members 
incorporate  in.  the  mystical  body  of  Thy  Son,  and  heirs 
through  hope  of  Thine  everlasting  kingdom,  by  the 
merits  of  His  most  blessed  death  and  passion.  And  we 
most  humbly  beseech  Thee,  O  heavenly  Father,  so  to 
assist  us  with  Thy  grace,  that  we  may  continue  in  that 
holy  fellowship,  and  do  all  such  good  works  as  Thou  hast 
prepared  for  us  to  walk  in ;  through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord,  to  whom  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  all 
honor  and  glory,  world  without  end.     Amen. 

Then  shall  be  sung  or  said  the  Te  Deum,  unless  it  may  have  been  used  in  the 
first  part  of  the  service ;  in  which  case  it  will  be  proper  to  use  instead  of 
it  here,  the  Gloria  in  Excelsis,  or  a  part  of  the  103d  Psalm.  After  which 
the  Minister  shall  pronounce,  in  conclusion  of  the  whole  service,  this 
Benediction : 

The  peace  of  God,  which  passeth  all  understanding, 
keep  your  hearts  and  minds  in  the  knowledge  and  love 
of  God,  and  of  His  Son  Jesus  Christ,  our  Lord ;  and  the 
blessing  of  God  Almighty,  the  Father,  the  Son,  and  the 
Holy  Ghost,  be  amongst  you,  and  remain  with  you 
always.     Amen. 


HOLY    BAPTISM. 


§aptism   at  Infants 


[Baptism  shall  be  performed  in  the  Church,  except  for  good  reason] 

The  water  being  provided  and  put  into  the  Font,  or  some  other  clean  vessel, 
fit  and  decent  for  the  sacred  ordinance,  the  Minister,  standing  near  to  it, 
shall  begin  thus: 

In  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and  of  the 
Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 

Dearly  Beloved  :  Our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ, 
after  His  resurrection,  and  shortly  before  His  ascension  to 
the  right  hand  of  God  the  Father  Almighty,  instituted 
the  holy  sacrament  of  Baptism  for  the  remission  of  sins, 
saying  to  his  disciples:  "All  power  is  given  unto  Me  in 
heaven  and  in  earth.  Go  ye,  therefore,  and  teach  all 
nations,  baptizing  them  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and 
of  the  Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost ;  teaching  them  to 
observe  all  things  whatsoever  I  have  commanded  you : 
and,  lo,  I  am  with  you  alway,  even  unto  the  end  of  the 
world." 

Hear,  also,  what  is  written  in  another  place,  showing 
plainly  the  regard  which  the  Saviour  had  to  young  chil- 
dren as  being  proper  and  fit  subjects  for  His  kingdom  of 
grace  :  "  And  they  brought  young  children  to  Him,  that 

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204  HOLY    BAPTISM. 

He  might  touch  them ;  and  His  disciples  rebuked  those 
that  brought  them.  But  when  Jesus  saw  it,  He  was 
much  displeased,  and  said,  Suffer  the  little  children  to 
come  unto  Me,  and  forbid  them  not ;  for  of  such  is  the 
kingdom  of  God.  Verily,  I  say  unto  you,  Whosoever 
shall  not  receive  the  kingdom  of  God  as  a  little  child,  he 
shall  not  enter  therein.  And  He  took  them  up  in  His 
arms,  put  His  hands  upon  them,  and  blessed  them." 

Therefore,  taking  encouragement  from  these  words,  and 
firmly  believing  that  the  promise  of  the  New  Covenant  is 
to  our  children  no  less  than  to  ourselves,  let  us  call  upon 
God  the  Father,  in  the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 
that  of  His  bounteous  mercy  He  may  grant  to  this  child, 
through  the  holy  sacrament  of  Baptism,  that  which  by 
nature  he  cannot  have ;  that  being  washed  from  his  sins, 
and  delivered  from  the  power  of  the  Devil,  he  may  be 
made  a  member  of  Christ's  Holy  Church  unto  eternal 
salvation. 

Here  the  Congregation  shall  rise,  and  continue  standing  until  the  Baptism  ia 
performed. 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  who  of  Thy  great 
mercy  didst  save  Noah  and  his  family  in  the  ark  by 
water ;  and  also  didst  safely  lead  the  children  of  Israel, 
Thy  people,  through  the  Eed  Sea,  figuring  thereby  Thy 
holy  baptism ;  and  by  the  baptism  of  Thy  well  beloved 
Son,  Jesus  Christ,  in  the  river  Jordan,  didst  sanctify  water 
to  the  mystical  washing  away  of  sin :  we  beseech  Thee  for 
thine  infinite  mercies,  graciously  to  look  upon  this  child, 
*x>  wash  him,  and  sanctify  him  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  that 
he  being  delivered  from  Thy  wrath,  may  be  received  into 
the  ark  of  Christ's  Church,  and  being  steadfast  in  faith, 
joyful  through  hope,  and  rooted  in  charity,  may  so  pass 
the  waves  of  this  troublesome  world,  that  finally  he  may 
come  to  the  land  of  everlasting  life,  there  to  reign  with 
Thee,  world  without  end,  through  Jesus  Christ,  our  Lord. 

R.  Amen. 


BAPTISM    OF    INFANTS.  205 

Then  the  Minister  shall  address  the  parents  or  sponsors  as  follows: 

Dearly  Beloved  :  You  have  brought  this  child  into  the 
Church  of  God,  and  do  seek  for  him  deliverance  from  the 
power  of  the  Devil,  the  remission  of  sin,  and  the  gift  of  a 
new  and  spiritual  life  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  through  the 
Sacrament  of  Baptism,  which  Christ  hath  ordained  for 
the  communication  of  such  great  grace.  These  benefits 
God,  on  His  part,  will  most  surely  bestow,  for  the  sake 
of  His  well  beloved  Son :  wherefore  it  is  my  duty,  in  the 
presence  of  God  and  before  this  congregation,  to  demand 
of  you,  who  are  the  sureties  of  this  child,  that  in  his 
behalf  and  for  him,  who  cannot  answer  for  himself,  you 
do  now  make  that  confession  of  unfeigned  faith,  out  of  a 
pure  conscience,  which  Almighty  God  shall  accept  and 
answer,  by  vouchsafing  His  holy  Baptism. 

Dost  thou,  then,  in  the  name  of  this  child,  renounce 
the  Devil  with  all  his  ways  and  works,  the  world  with  its 
vain  pomp  and  glory,  and  the  flesh  with  all  its  sinful 
desires  ? 

Ans.  I  do. 

Dost  thou  believe  in  God  the  Father  Almighty,  Maker 
of  heaven  and  earth  ? 

And  in  Jesus  Christ  His  only  begotten  Son  our  Lord  ; 
who  was  conceived  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  born  of  the  Virgin 
Mary ;  suffered  under  Pontius  Pilate,  was  crucified,  dead, 
and  buried ;  descended  into  hell ;  the  third  day  rose  from 
the  dead ;  ascended  into  heaven,  and  sitteth  at  the  right 
hand  of  God  the  Father  Almighty ;  from  whence  He  shall 
come  to  judge  the  quick  and  the  dead? 

And  in  the  Holy  Ghost ;  the  holy  Catholic  Church ; 
the  communion  of  saints;  the  remission  of  sins;  the 
resurrection  of  the  body,  and  the  life  everlasting  ? 

Ans.  I  believe. 

Wilt  thou  that  this  child  be  baptized  in  this  faith  ? 

Ans.  I  will 
18 


206  HOLY    BAPTISM. 

Dost  thou  solemnly  promise  to  bring  up  this  child  in 
the  nurture  and  admonition  of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  doc- 
trines and  duties  of  our  holy  religion  ? 

Ans.  I  do. 

Then,  taking  the  child  on  his  arm,  or  leaving  it  in  the  arms  of  the  parent  or 
sponsor,  the  Minister  shall  say: 

Name  this  child. 

Thereupon,  pronouncing  the  name  aloud,  he  shall  baptize  it,  with  a  free 
application  of  water,  saying: 

ST.  I  baptize  thee  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of 
the  Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 

Then  the  Minister  shall  restore  the  child  to  the  parents  or  sponsors,  and  say : 

Let  us  give  thanks : 

"We  yield  Thee  hearty  thanks,  most  merciful  Father, 
that  it  hath  pleased  Thee,  through  the  mystery  of  Thy 
holy  Baptism,  to  deliver  this  child  from  the  power  ot 
darkness,  and  to  translate  him  into  the  kingdom  of  Thy 
dear  Son,  in  whom  we  have  redemption  through  His 
blood,  even  the  forgiveness  of  sins.  And  we  humbly 
beseech  Thee  to  grant  that  he,  being  dead  unto  sin  and 
living  unto  righteousness,  and  being  buried  with  Christ 
in  His  death,  may  crucify  the  old  man  and  utterly  abolish 
the  whole  body  of  sin ;  and  that,  as  he  is  made  partaker 
of  the  death  of  Thy  Son,  he  may  also  be  made  partaker 
of  His  resurrection ;  so  that  finally,  with  the  residue  of 
Thy  Holy  Church,  he  may  be  an  inheritor  of  Thine  ever- 
lasting kingdom,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

R.  Amen. 

Here  let  the  people  unite  with  the  Minister  in  repeating  the  Lord's  Prayer: 

Our  Father  who  art  in  heaven,  Hallowed  be  Thy  name. 
Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be  done  in  earth,  as  it  is 
in  heaven.  Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread.  And  for- 
give us  our  debts,  as  we  forgive  our  debtors.  And  lead  us 
not  into  temptation.  But  deliver  us  from  evil.  For  Thine 
is  the  kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever 
and  ever.     Amen. 


BAPTISM    OF    INFANTS.  207 

Then  the  Minister  may  address  the  parents  or  sponsors  as  follows: 

Beloved  in  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  :  As  you  have  dedi- 
cated this  child  by  baptism  to  the  service  of  the  Triune 
God,  you  must  remember  that  it  is  your  sacred  duty  to 
train  him  up,  by  precept  and  example,  in  the  true  know- 
ledge and  fear  of  God,  according  to  the  articles  of  the 
Christian  faith  and  doctrine,  as  contained  in  the  books  of 
the  Old  and  New  Testament,  and  in  the  symbols  of  the 
Church.  Especially  is  it  your  duty,  so  soon  as  he  shall 
be  able  to  learn,  to  remind  him  often  of  his  baptismal 
vows  and  obligations,  and  in  particular  to  teach  him  the 
Lord's  Prayer,  the  Apostles'  Creed,  and  the  Ten  Com- 
mandments, that  he  may  know  how  to  pray,  what  to 
believe,  and  what  to  practice.  Finally,  you  are  to  see  to 
it,  that  he  be  brought  at  the  proper  time  to  the  Minister 
to  be  instructed  in  the  Catechism,  and  prepared  for  Con- 
firmation and  the  Holy  Communion;  that  he  may  heartily 
renew  his  baptismal  vows,  renounce  in  his  own  name  the 
world,  the  flesh,  and  the  devil,  profess  Jesus  Christ  and 
ever  honor  this  profession  by  a  holy  life  and  conversation, 
to  the  glory  of  God  and  the  salvation  of  his  soul. 

The  peace  of  God,  which  passeth  all  understanding, 
keep  your  hearts  and  minds,  through  Christ  Jesua. 
Amen. 


HOLY    BAPTISM 


giftilK  at  Infants. 

[Shorter  Form]. 
Instead  of  the  preceding  form,  the  Minister  may  use  the  following: 

Grace  be  unto  you,  and  peace  from  God  our  Father, 
and  from  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ.     Amen. 

Dearly  Beloved:  When  our  blessed  Saviour  had 
finished  the  work  of  establishing  His  kingdom  of  grace 
on  earth,  and  was  about  to  ascend  to  His  Father  and  our 
Father,  he  gave  to  His  disciples  their  commission,  in 
these  words  of  solemn  authority : 

All  power  is  given  unto  Me  in  heaven  and  in  earth.  Go 
ye  therefore,  and  teach  all  nations,  baptizing  them  in  the 
name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and  of  the  Holy 
Ghost ;  teaching  them  to  observe  all  things  whatsoever  1 
have  commanded  you :  and,  lo,  I  am  with  you  alway,  even 
unto  the  end  of  the  world.     Amen. 

Blessed  be  the  God  of  the  covenant,  who  gives  His 
promises  to  parents  and  their  offspring,  and  confirms 
them  in  grace  by  His  holy  sacraments. 

Blessed  be  His  Son  Jesus  Christ,  who  became  an 
infant,  sanctifying  infants;  and  who,  taking  little  chil- 
dren up  in  His  arms,  blessed  them,  and  said :  Suffer  the 
little  children  to  come  unto  Me,  and  forbid  them  not,  for 
of  such  is  the  kingdom  of  God. 

Blessed  be  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  Spirit  of  promise  and 
grace,  who  witnessed  to  our  Saviour's  baptism  at  Jordan, 
and  sanctified  the  element  of  water  to  the  mystical  wash- 
ing away  of  sin,  so  that  now  whatsoever  is  born  of  the 
flesh,  may  be  born  again  of  water  and  of  the  Spirit,  and 
enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God. 


BAPTISM    OF    INFANTS.  209 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to  the 
Holy  Ghost: 

As  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever  shall  be, 
world  without  end.     Amen. 

Dost  thou,  in  the  name  of  this  child,  renounce  the 
Devil  with  all  his  ways  and  works,  the  world  with  its  vain 
pomp  and  glory,  and  the  flesh  with  all  its  sinful  desires? 

Ans.  I  do. 

Dost  thou  believe  in  God  the  Father  Almighty,  Maker 
of  heaven  and  earth  ? 

And  in  Jesus  Christ  His  only  begotten  Son  our  Lord, 
who  was  conceived  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  born  of  the  Virgin 
Mary ;  suffered  under  Pontius  Pilate,  was  crucified,  dead, 
and  buried ;  descended  into  hell ;  the  third  day  rose  from 
the  dead ;  ascended  into  heaven,  and  sitteth  at  the  right 
hand  of  God  the  Father  Almighty ;  from  whence  He  shall 
come  to  judge  the  quick  and  the  dead? 

And  in  the  Holy  Ghost;  the  holy  Catholic  Church; 
the  communion  of  saints ;  the  remission  of  sins ;  the  re- 
surrection of  the  body,  and  the  life  everlasting  ? 

Ans.  I  do. 

Dost  thou  desire  that  this  child  shall  be  baptized  into 
this  faith,  and  thus  be  received  into  communion  with 
Jesus  Christ  and  His  Church  ?  Dost  thou  also  solemnly 
promise  to  bring  up  this  child  in  the  nurture  and  admo- 
nition of  the  Lord,  and  in  the  doctrines  and  duties  of  our 
holy  religion  ? 

Ans.  I  do. 

Let  us  pray. 

O  God,  the  Father,  who  hast  created  this  child  for  Thy 
praise ;  we  place  it  in  Thy  merciful  hands,  that  it  may 
please  Thee  to  make  it  an  heir  of  immortality  and  glory. 
18*  o 


210  HOLY    BAPTISM. 

0  God,  the  Son,  Redeemer  of  the  world,  we  bring  to 
Thee  the  purchase  of  Thine  own  blood,  that  it  may 
please  Thee  to  save  it  from  sin  and  death. 

0  God,  the  Holy  Ghost,  proceeding  from  the  Father 
and  the  Son,  we  consecrate  unto  Thee  what  has  been 
born  of  the  flesh,  that  it  may  be  born  of  water  and  of 
the  Spirit. 

And  now  unto  Him  who  creates,  unto  Him  who  re- 
deems, and  unto  Him  who  sanctifies,  the  holy,  blessed 
and  glorious  Trinity,  ever  one  God,  be  honor  and  glory, 
world  without  end.     Amen. 

Then,  taking  the  child  on  his  arm,  or  leaving  it  in  the  arms  of  the  parent,  or 

sponsor,  the  Minister  shall  say  : 

JSTame  this  child. 

Afterwards  pronouncing  the  name  aloud,  he  shall  baptize  it  with  a  free 
application  of  water,  saying: 

N.  I  baptize  thee  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of 
the  Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 

Living,  live  thou  unto  the  Lord; 

Dying,  die  thou  in  the  Lord; 

Living  or  dying,  be  thou  evermore  the  Lord's. 

The  grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  love  of 
God,  and  the  communion  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  with  you 
all.     Amen. 


BAPTISM    OF    ADULTS.  211 


§apiism  at  ^pults. 

In  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and  of  the 
Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 

Dearly  Beloved:  That  you  may  know  and  rightly 
understand  from  God's  holy  word  the  meaning  and  im- 
portance of  the  Sacrament  of  Baptism,  let  us  hear  first 
what  Jesus  said  to  Nicodemus  :  "  Yerily,  verily,  I  say 
unto  thee,  Except  a  man  be  born  of  water  and  of  the 
Spirit,  he  cannot  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God.  That 
which  is  born  of  the  flesh,  is  flesh ;  and  that  which  is 
born  of  the  Spirit,  is  spirit.  Marvel  not  that  I  said  unto 
thee,  Ye  must  be  born  again.  The  wind  bloweth  where 
it  listeth,  and  thou  hearest  the  sound  thereof,  but  canst 
not  tell  whence  it  cometh,  and  whither  it  goeth :  so  is 
every  one  that  is  born  of  the  Spirit." 

Hear  also  the  words  of  the  institution  of  this  Sacra- 
ment: "He  said  unto  his  disciples,  Go  ye  into  all  the 
world,  and  preach  the  gospel  to  every  creature.  He  that 
believeth  and  is  baptized,  shall  be  saved;  but  he  that 
believeth  not,  shall  be  damned." 

You  see  from  these  words  of  our  Saviour  Jesus  Christ, 
that  we  are  all  by  nature  in  a  sinful  and  lost  condition, 
and  cannot  enter  into  the  kingdom  of  God  except  by  a 
new  birth  of  water  and  of  the  Spirit ;  and  that  there  is  no 
salvation  without  faith  in  Jesus  Christ  and  a  childlike 
submission  to  His  ordinances.  You  see,  moreover,  that 
the  ordinary  way  of  entering  into  the  covenant  of  grace, 
according  to  God's  appointment,  is  the  sacrament  of  holy 
Baptism,  by  which  we  are  divinely  assured  of  the  remis- 
sion of  our  sins,  and  become  partakers  of  the  gift  of  the 
Holy  Ghost.  Hence  also  St.  Peter,  on  the  day  of  Pente- 
cost, after  preaching  the  gospel  of  Christ's  death  and  re- 


212  HOLY    BAPTISM. 

surrection,  called  upon  the  hearers,  saying :  "  Repent,  and 
be  baptized,  every  one  of  you,  in  the  name  of  Jesus 
Christ,  for  the  remission  of  sins,  and  ye  shall  receive  the 
gift  of  the  Holy  Ghost.  For  the  promise  is  unto  you,  and 
to  your  children,  and  to  all  that  are  afar  off,  even  as  many 
as  the  Lord  our  God  shall  call.,, 

Then  addressing  the  Congregation,  he  shall  say: 

Let  us,  therefore,  all  who  are  here  present,  humble 
ourselves  before  Almighty  God,  and  call  upon  Him,  in 
the  name  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  that  of  His  bounteous 
mercy  He  may  grant  to  this  person,  through  the  holy 
sacrament  of  Baptism,  that  which  by  nature  he  cannot 
have;  that  being  washed  from  his  sins,  and  delivered 
from  the  power  of  the  Devil,  he  may  be  made  a  member 
of  Christ's  holy  Church  unto  eternal  salvation. 

Here  the  Congregation  shall  rise.,  and  remain  standing  until  the  Baptism 
is  performed. 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  who  of  Thy  great 
mercy  didst  save  Noah  and  his  family  in  the  ark  by 
water ;  and  also  didst  safely  lead  the  children  of  Israel, 
Thy  people,  through  the  Eed  Sea,  figuring  thereby  Thy 
holy  baptism ;  and  by  the  baptism  of  Thy  well  beloved 
Son,  Jesus  Christ,  in  the  river  Jordan,  didst  sanctify  water 
to  the  mystical  washing  away  of  sin :  we  beseech  Thee  for 
Thine  infinite  mercies,  graciously  to  look  upon  this  person, 
to  wash  him,  and  sanctify  him  with  the  Holy  Ghost,  that 
he  being  delivered  from  Thy  wrath,  may  be  received  into 
the  ark  of  Christ's  church,  and  being  steadfast  in  faith, 
joyful  through  hope,  and  rooted  in  charity,  may  so  pass 
the  waves  of  this  troublesome  world,  that  finally  he  may 
come  to  the  land  of  everlasting  life,  there  to  reign  with 
Thee,  world  without  end,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

R.  Amen. 


BAPTISM    OF    ADULTS.  213 

Then  the  Minister  shall  address  the  person  or  persons  to  be  baptized : 

Dearly  Beloved  :  You  are  come  hither  seeking  deli- 
verance from  the  power  of  the  Devil,  the  remission  of  sin, 
and  the  gift  of  a  new  and  spiritual  life  by  the  Holy  Ghost, 
through  the  sacrament  of  Baptism,  which  Christ  hath 
ordained  for  the  communication  of  such  great  grace. 
These  benefits,  God  on  His  part  will  most  surely  bestow 
for  the  sake  of  His  well  beloved  Son :  wherefore  it  is  my 
duty,  in  the  presence  of  God  and  before  this  congrega- 
tion, to  demand  of  you,  in  your  own  behalf,  that  you  do 
now  make  that  confession  of  unfeigned  faith,  out  of  a 
pure  conscience,  which  Almighty  God  shall  accept  and 
answer,  by  vouchsafing  His  holy  Baptism. 

Dost  thou,  then,  renounce  the  Devil,  with  all  his  ways 
and  works,  the  world  with  its  vain  pomp  and  glory,  and 
the  flesh  with  all  its  sinful  desires  ? 

Ans.  I  do. 

Dost  thou  believe  in  God  the  Father  Almighty,  Maker 
of  heaven  and  earth? 

And  in  Jesus  Christ  His  only  begotten  Son  our  Lord, 
who  was  conceived  by  the  Holy  Ghost,  born  of  the  Virgin 
Mary ;  suffered  under  Pontius  Pilate,  was  crucified,  dead, 
and  buried ;  descended  into  hell ;  the  third  day  rose  from 
the  dead ;  ascended  into  heaven,  and  sitteth  at  the  right 
hand  of  God  the  Father  Almighty ;  from  whence  He  shall 
come  to  judge  the  quick  and  the  dead? 

And  in  the  Holy  Ghost;  the  holy  Catholic  Church; 
the  communion  of  saints ;  the  remission  of  sins ;  the  re- 
surrection of  the  body,  and  the  life  everlasting? 

Ans.  I  believe. 

Wilt  thou  be  baptized  in  this  faith  ? 
Ans.  I  will. 


214  HOLY    BAPTISM. 

Dost  thou  promise  to  follow  Jesus  Christ,  and  to  keep 
His  commandments  all  the  days  of  thy  life? 
Ans.  I  do. 

Then  shall  the  Minister  ask  the  name  of  the  Catechumen,  and  requiring  him 
to  kneel  down,  shall  baptize  him,  saying: 

N.  I  baptize  thee  in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the 
Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 

After  a  short  pause,  the  Minister  shall  lay  his  hands  on  the  head  of  the  per- 
son or  persons  baptized,  still  kneeling,  and  confirm  them  severally,  say- 
ing: 

The  very  God  of  peace  sanctify  you  wholly;  and  I 
pray  God  your  whole  spirit,  and  soul,  and  body,  be  pre- 
served blameless  unto  the  coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ.  Faithful  is  He  that  calleth  you,  who  also  will 
do  it.      Amen. 

Then,  the  persons  rising,  the  Minister  shall  proceed : 

Let  us  give  thanks  : 

"We  yield  Thee  hearty  thanks,  most  merciful  Father, 
that  it  hath  pleased  Thee,  through  the  mystery  of  Thy 
holy  Baptism,  to  deliver  this  person  from  the  power  of 
darkness,  and  to  translate  him  into  the  kingdom  of  Thy 
dear  Son,  in  whom  we  have  redemption  through  His 
blood,  even  the  forgiveness  of  sins.  And  we  humbly  be- 
seech Thee  to  grant  that  he,  being  dead  unto  sin  and  living 
unto  righteousness,  and  being  buried  with  Christ  in  His 
death,  may  crucify  the  old  man  and  utterly  abolish  the 
whole  body  of  sin ;  and  that,  as  he  is  made  partaker  of 
the  death  of  Thy  Son,  he  may  also  be  made  partaker  of 
His  resurrection  ;  so  that  finally,  with  the  residue  of  Thy 
Holy  Church,  he  may  be  an  inheritor  of  Thine  everlasting 
kingdom:  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

K.  Amen. 

Here  let  the  people  join  the  Minister  in  repeating  the  Lord's  Prayer. 


BAPTISM    OF  ADULTS.  215 

Then  the  Minister  shall  give  the  person  or  persons  baptized  the  right  hand, 
and  say : 

With  the  right  hand  of  Christian  fellowship,  I  receive 
you  into  the  Congregation  of  Christ's  flock.  Having  put 
on  Christ  now,  by  the  power  of  this  holy  sacrament,  let  it 
be  your  care  to  walk  in  Him,  from  this  time  forward,  in 
newness  of  life.  Know  ye  not,  says  the  Apostle,  that  so 
many  of  us  as  were  baptized  into  Jesus  Christ,  were  bap- 
tized into  His  death  ?  Therefore  we  are  buried  with  Him 
by  baptism  into  death  ;  that  like  as  Christ  was  raised  up 
from  the  dead  by  the  glory  of  the  Father,  even  so  we 
also  should  walk  in  newness  of  life.  You  have  been 
called  to  glory  and  virtue,  to  victory  and  salvation.  Walk 
worthy  of  your  calling.  Run  with  patience  the  race  that 
is  set  before  you.  Fight  the  good  fight  of  faith.  Be 
strong  in  the  Lord,  and  in  the  power  of  His  might.  Put 
on  the  whole  armor  of  God,  that  you  may  be  able  to  stand 
against  the  wiles  of  the  devil.  For  we  wrestle  not  against 
flesh  and  blood,  but  against  principalities,  against  powers, 
against  the  rulers  of  the  darkness  of  this  world,  against 
spiritual  wickedness  in  high  places.  Wherefore  take  unto 
you  the  whole  armour  of  God,  that  you  may  be  able  to 
withstand  in  the  evil  day,  and  having  done  all,  to  stand. 
He  that  endureth  unto  the  end,  shall  be  saved.  Be  faith- 
ful unto  death,  and  you  shall  receive  a  crown  of  life. 

And  now  may  the  God  of  all  grace,  who  hath  called  us 
unto  His  eternal  glory  by  Christ  Jesus,  after  that  ye  have 
suffered  a  while,  make  you  perfect,  stablish,  strengthen, 
settle  you :  to  Him  be  glory  and  dominion  for  ever  and 
ever.     Amen. 


CONFIRMATION. 


[The  baptized  children  of  the  Church  should  become  Catechumens  as  soon 
as  they  are  old  enough  to  commit  to  memory  the  answers  in  the  Cate- 
chism, and  to  be  benefited  by  the  Pastor's  instructions.  In  no  case  ought 
their  attendance  to  be  delayed  beyond  their  fourteenth  year.  Before  their 
Confirmation,  the  Minister  may  examine  them  upon  the  Catechism  in  the 
presence  of  the  Congregation.] 

At  the  time  appointed  for  Confirmation,  after  a  Sermon  suitable  to  the  occa- 
sion, and  the  singing  of  a  Hymn  by  the  Congregation,  or  Anthem  by  the 
Choir,  the  Minister  shall  read  the  names  of  the  Catechumens,  who  shall 
come  forward,  and  stand  around  the  Altar.     Then  the  Minister  shall  say : 

The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  love  of 
God,  and  the  communion  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  with  you 
all.     Amen. 

Following  the  example  of  the  holy  Apostles,  and  those 
who  succeeded  them,  the  Church  bestows  upon  those  who 
have  been  baptized,  either  as  adults  or  in  their  infancy, 
after  they  have  been  properly  instructed,  the  blessing  of 
Confirmation,  by  prayer  and  the  laying  on  of  hands. 

The  laying  on  of  hands  was  first  practised  as  a  religious 
act  by  devout  parents  upon  their  children,  whereby  they 
imparted  unto  them  the  parental  blessing,  and  confirmed 
them  in  faith  and  piety.  By  the  laying  on  of  hands  also, 
such  as  were  called  to  be  public  ministers  in  the  Church 
were  invested  with  the  authority  and  grace  of  the  sacred 
office  ;  and  so  also  by  the  same  solemn  act  the  Apostles 

(216) 


CONFIRMATION.  217 

of  our  Lord  communicated  the  gift  of  the  Holy  Ghost  for 
the  confirmation  of  believers  after  their  baptism. 

Then  addressing  the  Catechumens,  the  Minister  shall  say : 

Dearly  Beloved  in  the  Lord:  As  children  of  your 
heavenly  Father,  called  to  a  holy  priesthood  in  the 
Church,  to  offer  up  spiritual  sacrifices  to  God  by  Jesus 
Christ,  you  are  now  to  receive  the  solemn  rite  of  Confirma- 
tion by  the  laying  on  of  hands,  as  your  full  and  formal 
consecration  to  His  holy  service. 

In  this  holy  ordinance  you  on  your  part  renew  and 
ratify  the  promise  and  vow  made  in  your  baptism,  whilst 
the  Church,  in  God's  stead,  claims  you  publicly  for  His 
service,  blesses  you  in  His  name,  confirms  you  in  His 
holy  covenant,  and  imparts  unto  you,  in  larger  measure, 
the  Holy  Ghost,  by  whose  help  alone,  you  are  able  to 
fulfil  your  vows  by  leading  holy  and  obedient  lives,  to 
your  own  salvation,  and  to  the  glory  of  His  victorious 
grace. 

That  you  may  publicly  declare  your  purpose,  renew 
your  vows,  and  confess  your  faith,  I,  as  a  Minister  of  Jesus 
Christ,  require  of  you  to  answer  to  the  following  ques- 
tions :  c 

Dost  thou  now,  in  the  presence  of  God  and  of  this  Con- 
gregation, renew  the  solemn  promise  and  vow  made  in 
your  name  at  your  baptism  ?  Dost  thou  ratify  and  con- 
firm the  same,  and  acknowledge  thyself  bound  to  believe 
and  to  do  all  those  things  which  your  parents  then  under- 
took for  you  ? 

Ans.  I  do. 

Dost  thou  renounce  the  Devil  with  all  his  ways  and 
works,  the  world  with  its  vain  pomp  and  glory,  and  the 
flesh  with  all  its  sinful  desires  ? 

Ans.  I  do. 
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218  CONFIRMATION. 

Then  the  Minister  shall  say  : 

Profess,  now,  your  faith  before  God  and  this  Congre- 
gation. 

Here,  the  Congregation  standing,  the  Catechumens  shall  audibly  repeat  the 
Apostles'  Creed,  or  the  Minister  shall  repeat  it,  the  Catechumens  accom- 
panying him  with  audible  voice. 

After  which,  the  Minister  shall  say  : 

Let  us  pray. 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  who,  out  of  infinite 
mercy  in  Christ  Jesus,  hast  caused  these  Thy  servants  to  be 
born  again  of  water  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  hast  given 
unto  them  the  remission  of  their  sins  ;  strengthen  them, 
we  beseech  Thee,  0  Lord,  through  the  Holy  Ghost,  the 
Comforter ;  and  daily  increase  in  them  the  manifold  gifts 
of  Thy  grace,  the  spirit  of  wisdom  and  understanding,  the 
spirit  of  counsel  and  might,  the  spirit  of  knowledge  and 
of  the  fear  of  the  Lord,  now  and  forever.     Amen, 


Then  the  Catechumens  shall  kneel,  and  the  Minister,  laying  his  hand  on  the 
head  of  each  one  successively,  shall  say: 

The  very  God  of  peace  sanctify  you  wholly;  and  I 
pray  God  your  whole  spirit,  and  soul,  and  body,  be  pre- 
served blameless  unto  the  coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ.  Faithful  is  He  that  calleth  you,  who  also  will  do 
it.     Amen. 


The  Minister  shall  be  allowed,  in  addition  to  this,  to  use  one  or  more  of  the 
following  sentences. 

The  God  of  peace,  that  brought  again  from  the  dead 
our  Lord  Jesus,  that  great  Shepherd  of  the  sheep,  through 
the  blood  of  the  everlasting  covenant,  make  you  perfect 
in  every  good  work  to  do  His  will,  working  in  you  that 
which  is  well  pleasing  in  His  sight,  through  Jesus  Christ, 
to  whom  be  glory  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 


CONFIRMATION.  219 

Grace  and  peace  be  multiplied  unto  you  through  the 
knowledge  of  God,  and  of  Jesus  our  Lord.     Amen, 

The  God  of  all  grace,  who  hath  called  us  unto  His 
eternal  glory  by  Christ  Jesus,  after  that  ye  have  suffered 
a  while,  make  you  perfect,  stablish,  strengthen,  settle 
you :  to  Him  be  glory  and  dominion  for  ever  and  ever. 
Amen. 

The  God  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  Father  of  glory, 
give  unto  you  the  spirit  of  wisdom  and  salvation  in  the 
knowledge  of  Him:  the  eyes  of  your  understanding 
being  enlightened ;  that  ye  may  know  what  is  the  hope 
of  His  calling,  and  what  the  riches  of  the  glory  of  His 
inheritance  in  the  saints,  and  wThat  is  the  exceeding  great- 
ness of  His  power  usward  who  believe.     Amen. 

The  peace  of  God  which  passeth  all  understanding, 
keep  your  heart  and  mind,  through  Christ  Jesus.    Amen. 

Grace  be  unto  you,  and  peace,  from  Him  which  is,  and 
which  was,  and  which  is  to  come ;  and  from  the  seven 
spirits  which  are  before  His  throne ;  and  from  Jesus 
Christ,  who  is  the  faithful  witness,  and  the  first-begotten 
of  the  dead,  and  the  prince  of  the  kings  of  the  earth. 
Unto  Him  that  loved  us,  and  washed  us  from  our  sins  in 
His  own  blood,  and  hath  made  us  kings  and  priests  unto 
God  and  His  Father ;  to  Him  be  glory  and  dominion  for 
ever  and  ever.     Amen 

Then,  all  kneeling,  the  Minister  shall  say : 

Let  us  pray. 

Almighty  God,  our  heavenly  Father,  we  render  Thee 
thanks  for  the  great  mercy  Thou  hast  been  pleased  to 
show  toward  these  Thy  servants,  by  giving  them  power 
this  day  publicly  to  own  and  accept  for  themselves  Thy 
covenant  of  salvation  made  with  them  before  in  the  sa- 
crament of  Baptism,  and  by  confirming  unto  them  at 
this  time  the  same  grace  through  the  solemn  benediction 


220  CONFIRMATION. 

of  Thy  Holy  Church.  And  now,  0  Lord,  we  beseech 
Thee  to  verify  and  fulfil  in  them  the  truth  of  this  glorious 
covenant  unto  the  end,  that  as  they  have  been  introduced 
into  the  kingdom  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ, 
and  made  to  have  part  in  its  privileges  and  hopes,  they 
may  be  constantly  kept  in  the  same  by  the  power  of  the 
Holy  Ghost,  through  faith,  unto  everlasting  life.  Fortify 
them  against  the  assaults  of  sin  and  hell.  Let  not  Satan 
prevail  against  them.  Keep  them  from  the  evil  that  is  in 
the  world.  Help  them  to  walk  in  the  Spirit,  that  they 
may  not  fulfil  the  lusts  of  the  flesh.  Defend  them  from 
all  heresy  and  schism,  from  all  apostasy  and  unbelief. 
Let  them  never  draw  back  to  perdition.  Make  them 
faithful  unto  death,  that  no  man  may  take  from  them 
their  crown.  And  grant,  0  most  merciful  Father,  that 
having  continued  thus  steadfast  m  faith  and  hope  to  the 
end,  they  may  be  counted  worthy  to  be  joined  with  Thy 
saints  in  heaven,  and  to  have  part  with  them  finally  in 
the  resurrection  of  the  dead,  through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord. 
R.  Amen, 

All  rising,  the  Minister  may  address  the  Congregation  as  follows : 

Dearly  Beloved  in  the  Lord  :  Having  admitted  these 
persons  to  the  full  communion  of  the  Church,  we  now 
commend  them  to  your  Christian  sympathy  and  regard, 
and  ask  for  them  your  intercession  at  the  throne  of  mercy, 
that  they  may  grow  in  grace  and  in  the  knowledge  of 
our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ,  and  continue  faithful 
in  His  service  unto  death. 

Bear  in  mind  that  they  are  members  with  you  of  the 
same  body  of  Christ,  and  that  all  the  members  are  bound 
to  have  the  same  care  one  for  another ;  so  that  if  one 
member  suffer,  all  the  members  should  suffer  with  it,  and 
if  one  member  be  honored,  all  the  members  should  re- 
joice with  it. 


CONFIRMATION.  221 

Take  heed  that  ye  offend  not  any  one  of  these  disci- 
ples, either  by  error  in  doctrine,  or  misconduct  in  life. 
Remember  the  awful  warning  of  the  Lord  Jesus :  Whoso 
shall  offend  one  of  these  little  ones  which  believe  in  Me, 
it  were  better  for  him  that  a  millstone  were  hanged  about 
his  neck,  and  that  he  were  drowned  in  the  depth  of  the 
sea.  Woe  unto  the  world  because  of  offences!  for  it 
must  needs  be  that  offences  come  ;  but  woe  to  that  man 
by  whom  the  offence  cometh  ! 

Ye  that  are  strong  ought  to  bear  the  infirmities  of  the 
weak,  and  not  to  please  yourselves.  Let  every  one  please 
his  neighbor  for  his  good  to  edification.  For  even  Christ 
pleased  not  Himself,  and  came  not  to  be  ministered  unto, 
but  to  minister,  and  to  give  His  life  a  ransom  for  many. 

Let  us  provoke  one  another  to  love  and  to  every  good 
work;  striving  together  against  all  sin,  and  giving  all 
diligence  to  make  our  calling  and  election  sure ;  so  that 
having  fought  the  good  fight  of  faith,  we  may  together 
win  the  crown  of  righteousness  which  the  Lord,  the 
righteous  Judge,  shall  give  unto  all  them  that  love  his 
appearing.     Amen. 

Then  the  Minister  shall  dismiss  the  Catechumens,  saying : 

The  peace  of  God  which  passeth  all  understanding, 
keep  your  hearts  and  minds,  through  Christ  Jesus. 
Amen. 


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MARHIAGE 


The  parties  to  be  married  shall  appear,  standing  before  the  Minister,  with 
their  friends  and  neighbors  or  other  witnesses ;  the  Man  on  the  right 
hand,  and  the  Woman  on  the  left.  The  Minister  shall  then  begin  and 
say: 

In  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and  of  the 
Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 

Dearly  Beloved  :  We  are  assemhled,  in  the  sight  of 
God  and  of  His  holy  angels,  to  join  together  this  man 
and  this  woman  in  the  bonds  of  Matrimony;  which  is  an 
honorable  estate,  instituted  of  God  in  the  time  of  man's 
innocency,  confirmed  by  the  teaching  of  our  blessed 
Saviour,  and  compared  by  St.  Paul  to  the  mystical  union, 
which  subsists  between  Christ  and  his  Church. 

Hear  what  the  "Word  of  God  says  concerning  it : 
And  the  Lord  God  said,  It  is  not  good  that  man  should  be  alone, 
I  will  make  him  a  help  meet  for  him.  And  the  Lord  God  caused 
a  deep  sleep  to  fall  upon  Adam,  and  he  slept :  and  he  took  one  of 
his  ribs,  and  closed  up  the  flesh  instead  thereof:  and  of  the  rib, 
which  the  Lord  God  had  taken  from  man,  made  he  a  woman,  and 
brought  her  unto  the  man.  And  Adam  said,  This  is  now  bone  of 
my  bones,  and  flesh  of  my  flesh  :  she  shall  be  called  Woman,  because 
she  was  taken  out  of  Man.  Therefore  shall  a  man  leave  his  father 
and  his  mother,  and  shall  cleave  unto  his  wife ;  and  they  shall  be 
one  flesh." 

Hear  further  what  is  said  by  our  Lord  in  the  Gospel 

of  St.  Matthew : 

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MARRIAGE.  223 

Have  ye  not  read,  that  he  which  made  thcin  at  the  beginning, 
made  them  male  and  female,  and  said,  For  this  cause  shall  a  man 
leave  father  and  mother,  and  shall  cleave  to  his  wife  :  and  they 
twain  shall  be  one  flesh.  Wherefore  they  are  no  more  twain,  but 
one  flesh.  What,  therefore,  God  hath  joined  together,  let  not  man 
put  asunder 

Hear  also  what  St.  Paul  says,  in  his  Epistle  to  the  Ephe- 
si'ans,  as  touching  the  duties  of  husbands  toward  their 
wives,  and  of  wives  toward  their  husbands: 

Husbands,  love  your  wives,  even  as  Christ  also  loved  the  Church, 
and  gave  himself  for  it ;  that  he  might  sanctify  and  cleanse  it  with 
the  washing  of  water  by  the  word,  that  he  might  present  it  to  him- 
self a  glorious  Church,  not  having  spot  or  wrinkle,  or  any  such 
thing;  but  that  it  should  be  holy  and  without  blemish.  So  ought 
men  to  love  their  wives,  as  their  own  bodies.  He  that  loveth  his 
wife  loveth  himself,  for  no  man  ever  yet  hated  his  own  flesh,  but 
nourisheth  and  cherishcth  it,  even  as  the  Lord  the  Church. 

Wives,  submit  yourselves  unto  your  own  husbands,  as  unto  the 
Lord.  For  the  husband  is  the  head  of  the  wife,  even  as  Christ  is 
the  head  of  the  Church  :  and  he  is  the  Saviour  of  the  body.  There- 
fore as  the  Church  is  subject  unto  Christ,  so  let  the  wives  be  to 
their  own  husbands  in  every  thing. 

Into  this  holy  estate  these  two  persons  are  come  to  be 
joined.  Therefore,  if  any  man  can  show  any  just  cause 
why  they  may  not  be  lawfully  joined  together,  let  him 
now  speak,  or  forever  after  hoid  his  peace. 


And  then,  addressing  the  persons  to  be  married,  he  shall  say : 

Also,  I  charge  you  each  and  both,  as  ye  will  answer 
before  God  at  the  day  of  judgment,  if  either  of  you  know 
any  reason  why  ye  may  not  be  lawfully  joined  together 
in  matrimony,  confess  it  now.  For  be  well  assured,  that 
all  those  who  are  brought  together,  contrary  to  the  word 
of  God,  are  not  joined  together  of  God;  neither  is  their 
marriage  lawful. 


224  MARRIAGE. 

If  there  be  no  impediment  alleged,  or  suspicion  raised,  the  Minister  shall 
proceed,  and  say  unto  the  man : 

"Wilt  thou  take  this  woman  to  be  thy  wedded  wife  ? 

"Wilt  thou  love  her,  comfort  her,  honor  and  keep  her, 
in  sickness  and  in  health;  and  forsaking  every  other, 
cleave  to  her  only,  so  long  as  ye  both  shall  live  ? 

The  man  shall  answer : 

I  will. 

Then  shall  the  Minister  say  unto  the  woman: 

"Wilt  thou  take  this  man  to  be  thy  wedded  husband  ? 

"Wilt  thou  obey  him  and  serve  him,  love,  honor,  and 
keep  him,  in  sickness  and  in  health  ;  and,  forsaking  every 
other,  cleave  to  him  only,  so  long  as  ye  both  shall  live  ? 

The  woman  shall  answer : 
I  will. 

Then  shall  the  Minister  say : 

As  a  seal  to  this  holy  vow,  give  each  other  the  right 
hand. 

[If  a  ring  be  used,  when  they  have  joined  right  hands,  the  Minister  shall 
loose  them;  the  man  shall  give  a  ring  to  the  woman,  which  the  Minister 
taking  from  her  shall  deliver  again  to  the  man,  who  shall  then  place  it 
upon  the  third  finger  of  the  woman's  left  hand,  and  holding  it  there  shall 
say,  as  instructed  by  the  Minister : 

With  this  ring  I  thee  wed.'] 

Then  shall  the  Minister  lay  his  hand  upon  the  hands  of  the  pair,  and  say : 

The  marriage  vow,  which  you  have  here  made,  before 
God  and  these  witnesses,  I  confirm,  in  the  name  of  the 
Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 

"What  God  hath  joined  together,  let  not  man  put 
asunder. 

Let  us  pray. 

0  God,  who  by  Thy  mighty  power  didst  create  man  in 
Thine  own  image,  and  then  ordain  for  his  happiness  the 
estate  of  marriage,  to  be  continued  through  all  genera- 


MARRIAGE.  225 

tions,  look  mercifully,  we  pray  Thee,  upon  these  Thy 
servants;  that  both  this  man  may  truly  love  his  wife,  ac- 
cording to  Thy  word,  and  also  that  this  woman  may  be 
loving  and  amiable,  faithful  and  obedient  to  her  husband ; 
and  in  all  quietness,  sobriety  and  peace,  be  a  follower  of 
holy  and  godly  matrons. 

0  Lord,  bless  them  both  and  grant  them  an  inherit- 
ance in  Thine  everlasting  kingdom,  through  Jesus 
Christ,  our  Lord.     Amen. 

Our  Father,  who  art  in  heaven,  Hallowed  be  Thy  name. 
Thy  kingdom  come,  Thy  will  be  done  in  earth,  as  it  is 
in  heaven.  Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread.  And  for- 
give us  our  trespasses,  as  we  forgive  them  that  trespass 
against  us.  And  lead  us  not  into  temptation ;  but  de- 
liver us  from  evil :  for  Thine  is  the  kingdom,  the  power, 
and  the  glory,  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

Then  shall  he  bless  thein  : 

Almighty  God,  who  •  at  the  beginning  did  create  our 
first  parents,  Adam  and  Eve,  and  did  sanctify  and  give 
them  iii  marriage,  pour  down  upon  you  the  riches  of  His 
grace,  sanctify  and  bless  you,  that  }rou  may  please  Him 
both  in  body  and  soul,  and  live  together  in  hoty  love  and 
peace  unto  your  lives'  end:  through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord.     Amen. 


THE  VISITATION  AND  COMMUNION 
OF  THE  SICK. 


®isitati0«  a!  tire  Sick. 


When  any  one  is  sick,  notice  thereof  shall  be  given  to  the  Minister,  or,  if 
any  circumstance  prevent  his  attendance,  to  one  of  the  Elders  of  the 
Church,  who,  coming  to  the  sick  person,  shall  carefully  inquire  into  his 
spiritual  state. 

[If  the  sick  person  be  not  baptized,  he  shall  be  immediately  instructed  as 
to  his  duty  in  this  respect,  and  urged  to  become  obedient  to  the  faith,  and 
enter  into  covenant  with  God.  To  this  end  the  following  Soripture  passages 
shall  be  read  and  explained  to  him:  Matt,  xxviii.  18-20:  Mark  xvi.  16; 
St.  John  iii.  5;  Acts  ii.  38-41  — xxii.  16;  Rom.  vi.  3-12;  Gal.  iii.  27;  Col. 
ii.  12;  Titus  iii.  5;  1  Pet.  iii.  21.  If  the  sick  person  give  evidence  of  true 
repentance  and  faith,  the  Minister  shall  baptize  him  in  the  presence  of  one 
or  more  Elders  of  the  Church.  This  holy  Sacrament  shall  be  administered 
to  the  sick  only  in  cases  where  there  is  immediate  danger  of  death ;  when 
recovery  is  confidently  expected,  Baptism  shall  be  deferred  till  his  recovery, 
when  he  shall  be  earnestly  urged  to  fulfil  the  vows  which  he  made  in  the 
hour  of  affliction.] 

When  the  necessary  examination  has  been  made,  and  the  proper  instruc- 
tions and  exhortations  have  been  given,  the  Minister,  or  Elder,  shall  say : 

Dearly  Beloved  :  Be  fully  persuaded  that  Almighty 
God  is  the  Lord  of  life  aud  of  death,  and  that  all  His 
creatures  are  so  in  His  hands,  that  without  His  will  they 
cannot  so  much  as  move.  Wherefore,  know  certainly 
that  this  is  God's  visitation,  coming  not  by  chance,  but 
by  His  fatherly  hand.  Know  also  that  He  will  make 
whatever  afflictions  He  sends  upon  us  in  this  valley  of 
tears,  if  they  be  received  in  the  right  spirit,  and  used  in 

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VISITATION    OF    THE    SICK.  227 

the  right  way,  turn  out  to  our  advantage:  for  He  is 
able  to  do  it,  being  almighty  God,  and  willing,  being  a 
faithful  Father. 

That  your  present  afflictions  may  be  sanctified  to  you, 
and  made  to  conduce  to  this  blessed  end,  humble  your- 
self with  continual  repentance  for  all  your  sins  under  the 
mighty  hand  of  God.  Acknowledge  His  righteousness, 
and  endeavour  to  bear  your  sickness  with  true  Christian 
patience,  trusting  in  His  mercy  for  His  dear  Son  Jesus 
Christ's  sake,  rendering  unto  Him  childlike  thanks  for 
His  fatherly  visitation,  and  resigning  yourself  wholly  to 
His  will ;  while  you  look  and  wait  for  His  salvation, 
either  in  your  restoration  to  health,  or  in  your  happy 
removal  to  a  higher  and  a  better  world. 

That  you  may  be  further  instructed  in  regard  to  God's 
will  concerning  you  in  this  your  sickness,  and  receive 
such  encouragement  and  consolation  as  in  your  present 
circumstances  you  need,  listen  to  those  things  which  are 
written  for  our  learning,  that  we,  through  patience  and 
comfort  of  the  Scriptures,  might  have  hope. 


Here  shall  be  read  or  repeated  some  proper  passages  from  the  Word  of  God, 
such  as  may  seem  in  number  and  form  to  suit  the  case  in  hand.  The  fol- 
lowing selections  are  given  9  the  way  of  directory  and  help  for  thie 
duty: 


Affliction  cometh  not  forth  of  the  dust,  neither  doth  trouble 
Bpring  out  of  the  ground. 

Behold,  happy  is  the  man  whom  God  correcteth  :  therefore 
despise  not  thou  the  chastening  of  the  Almighty :  for  he  maketh 
sore,  and  bindeth  up  :  he  woundeth,  and  his  hands  make  whole. 
He  shall  deliver  thee  in  six  troubles  :  yea,  in  seven  there  shall  no 
evil  touch  thee.  —  Job  v.  6,  17,  18,  19. 

Behold,  I  have  refined  thee,  but  not  with  silver;  I  have  chosen 
thee  in  the  furnace  of  affliction Is.  xlviii.  10. 


228  VISITATION   OF   THE    SICK. 

I  will  bring  them  through  the  fire,  and  will  refine  them  as  silver 
is  refined,  and  will  try  them  as  gold  is  tried  :  they  shall  call  on  my 
name,  and  I  will  hear  them  :  I  will  say,  It  is  my  people  :  and  they 
shall  say,  The  Lord  is  my  Grod.  —  Zecli.  xiii.  9. 

Ye  have  forgotten  the  exhortation  which  speaketh  unto  you  as 
unto  children,  My  son,  despise  not  thou  the  chastening  of  the 
Lord,  nor  faint  when  thou  art  rebuked  of  him  :  for  whom  the  Lord 
loveth  he  chasteneth,  and  scourgeth  every  son  whom  he  receiveth. 

If  ye  endure  chastening,  Grod  dealeth  with  you  as  with  sons ;  for 
what  son  is  he  whom  the  father  chasteneth  not  ? 

But  if  ye  be  without  chastisement,  whereof  all  are  partakers,  then 
are  ye  bastards,  and  not  sons. 

Furthermore,  we  have  had  fathers  of  our  flesh  which  corrected 
us,  and  we  gave  them  reverence  :  shall  we  not  much  rather  be  in 
subjection  unto  the  Father  of  spirits,  and  live  ? 

For  they  verily  for  a  few  days  chastened  us  after  their  own  plea- 
sure )  but  he  for  our  profit,  that  we  might  be  partakers  of  his  holi- 
ness. 

Now  no  chastening  for  the  present  seemeth  to  be  joyous,  but  grie- 
vous :  nevertheless,  afterward  it  yieldeth  the  peaceable  fruit  of  right- 
eousness unto  them  which  are  exercised  thereby. 

Wherefore  lift  up  the  hands  which  hang  down,  and  the  feeble 
knees.  —  Heb.  xii.  5-12. 

For  I  reckon  that  the  sufferings  of  this  present  time  are  not 
worthy  to  be  compared  with  the  glory  which  shall  be  revealed  in  us. — 
Rom.  viii.  18. 

XL     • 

Before  I  was  afflicted  I  went  astray :  but  now  have  I  kept  thy 
word.     Thou  art  good,  and  doest  good ;  teach  me  thy  statutes. 

It  is  good  for  me  that  I  have  been  afflicted ;  that  I  might  learn 
thy  statutes. 

I  know,  0  Lord,  that  thy  judgments  are  right,  and  that  thou  in 
faithfulness  hast  afflicted  me. 

Let,  I  pray  thee,  thy  merciful  kindness  be  for  my  comfort,  accord- 
ing to  thy  word  unto  thy  servant. 

Let  thy  tender  mercies  come  unto  me,  that  I  may  live  :  for  thy 
law  is  my  delight.  —  Ps.  cxix.  67,  68,  71,  75,  76,  77. 

We  glory  in  tribulations  also  j  knowing  that  tribulation  worketh 
patience  \  and   patience,  experience ;    and  experience,  hope :    and 


VISITATION    OF    THE    SICK.  229 

hope  maketh  not  ashamed ;  because  the  love  of  God  is  shed  abroad 
in  our  hearts  by  the  Holy  Ghost  which  is  given  unto  us.  —  Rom.  v. 
3,  4,  5. 

We  are  chastened  of  the  Lord,  that  we  should  not  be  condemned 
with  the  world.  —  1  Cor.  xi.  32. 

For  which  cause  we  faint  not;  but  though  our  outward  man 
perish,  yet  the  inward  man  is  renewed  day  by  day. 

For  our  light  affliction,  which  is  but  for  a  moment,  worketh  for 
us  a  far  more  exceeding  and  eternal  weight  of  glory ;  while  we  look 
not  at  the  things  which  are  seen,  but  at  the  things  which  are  not 
seen ;  for  the  things  which  are  seen  are  temporal ;  but  the  things 
which  are  not  seen  are  eternal.  —  2  Cor.  iv.  16-18 


III. 

The  Lord  is  my  shepherd ;  I  shall  not  want.  He  maketh  me  to 
lie  down  in  green  pastures  :  he  leadeth  me  beside  the  still  waters. 

He  restore th  my  soul :  he  leadeth  me  in  the  paths  of  righteous- 
ness for  his  name's  sake. 

Yea,  though  I  walk  through  the  valley  of  the  shadow  of  death,  I 
will  fear  no  evil:  for  thou  art  with  me;  thy  rod  and  staff  they 
comfort  me. 

Thou  preparest  a  table  before  me  in  the  presence  of  mine  enemies ; 
thou  anointest  my  head  with  oil ;  my  cup  runneth  over. 

Surely  goodness  and  mercy  shall  follow  me  all  the  days  of  my 
life  :  and  I  will  dwell  in  the  house  of  the  Lord  forever.  —  Ps.  xxiii. 

For  we  know  that,  if  our  earthly  house  of  this  tabernacle  were 
dissolved,  we  have  a  building  of  God,  a  house  not  made  with  hands, 
eternal  in  the  heavens. 

For  in  this  we  groan,  earnestly  desiring  to  be  clothed  upon  with 
our  house  which  is  from  heaven  :  if  so  be  that  being  clothed  we 
shall  not  be  found  naked. 

For  we  that  are  in  this  tabernacle  do  groan,  being  burdened  :  not 
for  that  we  would  be  unclothed,  but  clothed  upon,  that  mortality 
might  be  swallowed  up  of  life. 

Now  he  that  hath  wrought  us  for  the  selfsame  thing  is  God,  who 
also  hath  given  unto  us  the  earnest  of  the  Spirit. 

Therefore  we  are  always  confident,  knowing  that,  whilst  we  are 
at  home  in  the  body,  we  are  absent  from  the  Lord :  for  we  walk  by 
20 


230  VISITATION    OF    THE    SICK. 

faith,  not  by  sight :  we  arc  confident,  I  say,  and  willing  rather  to 
be  absent  from  the  body,  and  to  be  present  with  the  Lord. 

Wherefore  we  labor,  that,  whether  present  or  absent,  we  may  be 
accepted  of  him.  —  2  Cor,  v.  1-9. 

For  to  me  to  live  is  Christ,  and  to  die  is  gain. 

What  I  shall  choose  I  wot  not.  For  I  am  in  a  strait  betwixt  two, 
having  a  desire  to  depart,  and  to  be  with  Christ ;  which  is  far  bet- 
ter. —  Phil  i.  21,  22,  23. 

For  I  am  now  ready  to  be  offered,  and  the  time  of  my  departure 
is  at  hand. 

I  have  fought  a  good  fight,  I  have  finished  my  course,  I  have 
kept  the  faith :  henceforth  there  is  laid  up  for  me  a  crown  of  right- 
eousness, which  the  Lord,  the  righteous  Judge,  shall  give  me  at 
that  day :  and  not  to  me  only,  but  unto  all  them  also  that  love  his 
appearing. 

And  the  Lord  shall  deliver  me  from  every  evil  work,  and  will  pre- 
serve me  unto  his  heavenly  kingdom  :  to  whom  be  glory  for  ever 
and  ever.     Amen.  —  2  Tim.  iv.  6,  7,  8,  18. 

Though  I  walk  in  the  midst  of  trouble,  thou  wilt  revive  me.  — 
Ps.  cxxxviii.  7. 

0  God,  who  is  like  unto  thee  !  Thou,  which  hast  showed  me  great 
and  sore  troubles,  shalt  quicken  me  again,  and  shalt  bring  me  up 
again  from  the  depths  of  the  earth.  —  Ps.  lxxi.  19,  20. 

For  his  anger  endureth  but  a  moment ;  in  his  favour  is  life  :  weep- 
ing may  endure  for  a  night,  but  joy  cometh  in  the  morning.  — 
Ps.  xxx.  5. 

For  the  Lord  will  not  cast  off  forever :  but  though  he  cause  grief, 
yet  will  he  have  compassion  according  to  the  multitude  of  his  mer- 
cies. For  he  doth  not  afflict  willingly,  nor  grieve  the  children  of 
men.  —  Lam.  iii.  31,  32,  33. 

For  a  small  moment  have  I  forsaken  thee ;  but  with  great  mercies 
will  I  gather  thee. 

In  a  little  wrath  I  hid  my  face  from  thee  for  a  moment ;  but  with 
everlastiug  kindness  will  I  have  mercy  on  thee,  saith  the  Lord  thy 
Redeemer. 

For  the  mountains  shall  depart,  and  the  hills  be  removed ;  but 
my  kindness  shall  not  depart  from  thee,  neither  shall  the  covenant 
of  my  peace  be  removed,  saith  the  Lord  that  hath  mercy  on  thee. — 
Is.  liv.  7,  8,  10. 


VISITATION    OF    THE    SICK.  231 

Then  the  Minister,  or  Elder,  shall  pray  with  and  for  the  sick  person,  slowly 
and  distinctly  rehearsing  in  the  first  place,  the  articles  of  the  Apostles' 
Creed,  and  making  use  afterward  of  one  or  more  of  the  following  prayers, 
as  the  circumstances  may  require.  In  any  case,  it  will  be  proper  to  close 
with  the  Lord's  Frayer. 

A  General  Prayer  for  the  Sick. 
0  Lord  God,  in  whose  hand  is  the  soul  of  every  living 
thing,  and  the  breath  of  all  mankind,  and  to  whom 
belong  the  issues  of  life  and  death ;  look  down  in  great 
mercy,  we  beseech  Thee,  upon  this  Thy  servant,  whom 
Thou  hast  been  pleased  to  visit  with  bodily  affliction  and 
disease.  Be  graciously  nigh  unto  him  with  Thy  divine 
help,  according  to  all  his  circumstances  of  need.  Let  his 
sickness  be  for  the  glory  of  God,  whether  it  be  in  the 
way  of  recovery  or  in  the  way  of  death.  Grant  unto 
him,  we  beseech  Thee,  true  repentance  for  all  his  sins, 
with  a  firm  and  steady  trust  in  the  merits  of  Thy  Son 
Jesus  Christ,  who  is  the  propitiation  for  the  sins  of  the 
world.  May  he  be  found  in  Him,  not  having  his  own 
righteousness  which  is  of  the  law,  but  that  which  is 
through  the  faith  of  Christ,  the  righteousness  which  is  of 
God  by  faith.  May  he  have  grace  to  be  in  full  charity 
with  all  men.  Enable  him  to  roll  all  his  cares  upon 
Thine  arm,  and  to  yield  himself  with  childlike  submis- 
sion into  Thy  hands.  Thus  may  he  learn  righteousness, 
and  glorify  Thy  great  name,  by  the  suffering  through 
which  he  is  called  to  pass.  We  pray  that  it  may  please 
Thee  to  bless  the  means  which  are  employed  for  his  res- 
toration to  health ;  so  that,  if  it  be  Thy  will,  he  may  yet 
rise  from  this  sickness,  to  serve  Thee  and  show  forth  Thy 
praise  in  the  land  of  the  living.  Lord  Jesus,  who  in  the 
days  of  Thy  flesh  didst  rebuke  disease,  and  make  whole 
such  as  were  sick,  and  who  hast  now  all  power  in  heaven 
and  on  earth,  mercifully  hear  us  in  his  behalf,  have  com- 
passion upon  him,  and  spare  him.  But  if  this  may  not 
be,  then  grant  Thou  unto  him,  O  most  merciful  Father, 


232  VISITATION    OF    THE    SICK. 

a  better  deliverance  and  a  far  more  glorious  salvation  *t 
last  in  Thy  heavenly  kingdom.  Give  him  fall  prept  ra- 
tion for  death.  In  all  his  affliction,  let  the  arms  of  Thine 
everlasting  love  be  under  him  and  round  about  him. 
"When  heart  and  flesh  fail,  be  Thou  the  strength  of  his 
heart,  and  the  stay  of  his  life.  Uphold  and  support  him 
by  Thy  heavenly  grace  through  all  his  conflict  with  the 
last  enemy ;  and  finally  receive  Mm  to  Thyself,  that  he 
may  dwell  with  Thee  for  evermore :  through  the  media- 
tion and  merits  of  Thine  only  Son,  our  Lord.     Amen. 


Prayer  for  a  Sick  Person  not  prepared  for  Death. 

0  merciful  Lord  Jesus,  who  didst  open  the  gates  of 
Paradise  to  the  penitent  thief,  when  hanging  on  the  Cross, 
and  hast  assured  us  in  Thy  Holy  Word,  that  the  prayer 
of  faith  shall  save  the  sick,  and  if  he  have  committed 
sins  they  shall  be  forgiven  him ;  look  down,  we  beseech 
Thee,  in  tender  compassion  on  him,  who  now  looks  up 
to  Thee  from  his  bed  of  suffering  and  pain.  Hear  his 
cry,  0  Lord.  Lamb  of  God  that  takest  away  the  sin  of 
the  world,  take  away  his  sins.  Wash  him  in  Thy  most 
precious  blood.  Thou  who  didst  come  to  seek  and  to 
save  that  which  was  lost,  and  who  dost  save  unto  the 
uttermost  all  who  come  unto  God  by  Thee,  suffer  him  not 
to  sink  into  the  pains  of  eternal  death,  but  encircle  him 
with  the  arms  of  Thy  pardoning  love,  and  speak  unto 
him,  Be  of  good  cheer,  thy  sins  are  forgiven  thee. 

Hear  us,  O  merciful  Saviour,  who,  with  the  Father 
and  the  Holy  Ghost,  livest  and  reignest,  ever  one  God, 
world  without  end.     Amen. 

Prayer  for  a  Sick  Child. 

Almighty  God  and  merciful  Father,  to  whom  alone 
belong  the  issues  of  life  and  death;  look  down  from 


VISITATION    OF    THE    SICK.  233 

heaven,  we  humbly  beseech  Thee,  with  the  eyes  of  mercy 
upon  this  child,  now  lying  upon  the  bed  of  sickness. 

Encouraged  by  the  example  of  Thy  servant  David,  and 
especially  by  Thy  promise  that  the  prayer  of  faith  shall 
save  the  sick,  we  make  our  humble  supplication  for  this 
child,  that  it  may  please  Thee  to  be  gracious  unto  us, 
that  the  child  may  live.  We  ask,  O  Lord,  in  submission 
to  Thy  holy  will,  and  Thine  unerring  wisdom :  we  ask  also 
in  the  name  of  Jesus  Christ,  who  was  Himself  a  child, 
and  who  can  be  touched  with  a  feeling  of  all  human  in- 
firmities ;  who  in  the  days  of  His  flesh  took  little  chil- 
dren into  His  arms  and  blessed  them,  and  restored  to 
health  such  as  were  sore  vexed  of  the  devil,  and  afflicted 
with  grievous  disease :  in  His  blessed  name,  who  is  un- 
changeable in  His  mercy,  and  who  has  all  power  in 
heaven  and  earth,  we  humbly  beseech  Thee  for  the  resto- 
ration of  this  afflicted  child. 

Visit  him,  0  Lord,  with  Thy  salvation,  deliver  him  in 
Thy  good  appointed  time  from  his  bodily  pain,  and  save 
his  soul  for  Thy  mercies'  sake ;  that  if  it  shall  be  Thy 
pleasure  to  prolong  his  days  here  on  earth,  he  may  live  to 
Thee,  and  be  an  instrument  of  Thy  glory,  by  serving 
Thee  faithfully,  and  doing  good  in  his  generation.  If  in 
the  counsels  of  Thy  will,  which  are  only  good,  devising 
what  is  best  for  him,  best  for  us,  and  most  for  Thy  glory, 
it  should  please  Thee  to  remove  him  from  this  present 
life,  receive  him,  we  beseech  Thee,  into  those  heavenly 
habitations,  where  the  souls  of  those  who  sleep  in  the 
Lord  Jesus,  enjoy  perpetual  rest  and  felicity.  Grant  this, 
O  Lord,  for  Thy  mercies'  sake,  in  the  name  of  Thy  Son  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  liveth  and  reigneth  with  Thee  and 
the  Holy  Ghost,  ever  one  God,  world  without  end.   Amen. 

Prayer  for  a  Departing  Soul. 
Almighty  and  most  merciful  God,  we  commend  the  spirit 
of  this  our  dear  brother,  into  Thy  hands,  as  into  the  hands 
20* 


234  VISITATION    OF    THE    SICK. 

of  a  faithful  Creator  and  most  merciful  Saviour ;  beseech- 
ing Thee  that  his  soul  may  be  precious  in  Thy  sight. 

Wash  him,  we  pray  Thee,  in  the  blood  of  the  Lamb 
that  was  slain  to  take  away  the  sin  of  the  world.  What- 
soever defilement  he  may  have  contracted  in  this  mise- 
rable and  sinful  world,  through  the  lusts  of  the  flesh  or 
the  wiles  of  Satan,  do  Thou  purge  away,  and  blot  out  all 
his  sins. 

Receive  him,  we  beseech  Thee,  to  Thy  mercy ;  vouch 
safe  to  him  a  quiet  passage,  and  guide  him  through  the 
valley  of  the  shadow  of  death ;  place  him  in  the  habita- 
tions of  light  and  peace,  in  the  company  of  Thy  saints 
and  faithful  people  who  are  gone  before;  with  them 
vouchsafe  unto  him  Thy  peace  and  quiet  rest ;  and  in  the 
resurrection  of  the  just  do  Thou  make  him  partaker  of  the 
inheritance  of  the  saints  in  light,  there  to  reign  with  Thy 
holy  Apostles,  with  the  goodly  company  of  Prophets 
and  Martyrs,  and  with  all  Thy  saints,  in  glory  and  blessed 
ness,  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

A  Litany  for  the  Dying. 

0  God  the  Father  in  heaven  :  have  mercy  upon  us. 
Have  mercy  upon  us. 

O  God  the  Son,  Redeemer  of  the  world :  have  mercy 
upon  us. 

Have  mercy  upon  us. 

0  God  the  Holy  Ghost,  the  Comforter:  have  mercy 
upon  us. 

Have  mercy  upon  us. 

Remember  not,  Lord,  our  offences,  nor  the  offences  of 
our  forefathers.  Spare  us,  good  Lord;  spare  Thy  ser- 
vant before  Thee,  whom  Thou  hast  redeemed  with  Thy 
precious  blood. 

Spare  him,  good  Lord, 


VISITATION    OF    THE    SICK.  235 

From  all  evil  and  harm ;  from  the  power  of  sin,  and 
the  snares  of  the  devil ;  from  Thy  wrath,  and  from  ever- 
lasting damnation ; 

Good  Lord,  deliver  him. 

By  the  mystery  of  Thy  holy  Incarnation ;  by  Thine 
Agony  and  Bloody  Sweat ;  by  Thy  Cross  and  Passion ; 
by  Thy  precious  Death  and  Burial;  by  Thy  glorious 
Resurrection  and  Ascension ;  and  by  the  coming  of  the 
Holy  Ghost:  in  the  hour  of  death  and  in  the  daj  of 
judgment; 

Good  Lord,  deliver  him. 

"We  sinners  do  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us. 
Son  of  God,  we  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us. 

That  it  may  please  Thee  to  uphold  him  with  Thy  free 
Spirit ;  to  grant  him  true  repentance  ;  to  forgive  him  all 
his  sins ;  to  strengthen  and  confirm  him  in  Thy  grace  ; 
and  to  beat  down  Satan  under  his  feet; 

We  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us,  0  Lord. 

O  Son  of  God,  Redeemer  of  the  world ; 

Sear  us. 

O  Lamb  of  God,  that  takest  away  the  sin  of  the  world ; 
Have  mercy  upon  him. 

O  Lamb  of  God,  that  takest  away  the  sin  of  the  world ; 
Grant  him  Thy  peace. 

0  Lord  God,  our  heavenly  Father,  who  hast  no  plea- 
sure in  the  death  of  sinners,  but  wilt  rather  that  they 
return  unto  Thee  and  live ;  we  heartily  beseech  Thee  to 
regard  this  sick  person  with  an  eye  of  compassion ;  suffer 
him  not  to  be  overwhelmed  by  any  pains  of  body,  or  any 
anguish  of  soul ;  but  grant  unto  him  in  this  world  Thy 
pardon  and  peace,  and  in  the  world  to  come  life  everlast- 
ing, through  the  abounding  merits  and  the  glorious  me- 
diation of  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 


236  COMMUNION    OF    THE    SICK 


fttmttiiiffs  at  t\t  Sick. 

[If  any  member  of  the  Church,  through  sickness  or  infirmity,  be  not  able 
id  come  to  the  house  of  God,  and  yet  is  anxious  to  receive  the  Communion, 
it  may  be  administered  to  him  privately ;  in  which  case,  timely  notice 
thereof  must  be  given  to  the  Minister ;  one  other  person  at  least  should 
commune  -with  the  sick ;  and  one  or  more  of  the  Elders  ought  to  be  present.] 

The  emblems  having  been  placed  upon  a  decently  covered  table,  the  Minis- 
ter shall  say : 

Grace  be  unto  you,  and  peace  from  God  our  Father, 
and  from  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ.    Amen. 

Dearly  Beloved  in  the  Lord  :  Forasmuch  as,  in  the 
providence  of  God,  you  are  deprived  of  the  privilege  of 
receiving  the  holy  Communion  in  the  Church,  and  your 
heart  nevertheless  longs  for  the  enjoyment  of  this  bless- 
ing and  grace,  be  encouraged  and  comforted  by  the  words 
of  the  Lord  Jesus :  Where  two  or  three  are  gathered 
together  in  My  name,  there  am  I  in  the  midst  of  them. 

That  you  may  not  partake  unworthily  of  this  holy  sa- 
crament, consider  well,  and  lay  rightly  to  heart,  the  ex- 
hortation and  warning  of  the  Apostle  Paul :  Let  a  man 
examine  himself,  and  so  let  him  eat  of  that  bread,  and 
drink  of  that  cup.  For  he  that  eateth  and  drinketh  un- 
worthily, eateth  and  drinketh  damnation  to  himself,  not 
discerning  the  Lord's  body. 

Hear  also  how  St.  John  encourages  those  who  are  truly 
penitent,  saying :  If  we  confess  our  sins,  He  is  faithful 
and  just  to  forgive  us  our  sins,  and  to  cleanse  us  from  all 
unrighteousness. 

And  again  it  is  written  :  If  thou  shalt  confess  with  thy 
mouth  the  Lord  Jesus,  and  shalt  believe  in  thy  heart  that 
God  hath  raised  Him  from  the  dead,  thou  shalt  be  saved. 


COMMUNION    OF    THE    SICK.  237 

For  with  the  heart  man  helieveth  unto  righteousness,  and 
with  the  mouth  confession  is  made  unto  salvation. 

Then,  all  kneeling,  the  Minister  shall  say : 

Let  us  pray. 

Almighty  and  most  merciful  God,  our  heavenly  Father, 
we  humble  ourselves  in  Thy  holy  presence  under  a  deep 
sense  of  our  unworthiness.  We  have  sinned  against 
heaven  and  in  Thy  sight.  "We  have  come  short  of  Thy 
glory.  We  have  broken  Thy  laws.  We  have  greatly 
offended  against  Thee,  not  only  by  evil  words  and  deeds, 
but  also  by  sinful  thoughts  and  desires.  We  have  failed 
in  our  solemn  vows,  and  there  is  no  health  nor  soundness  in 
us.  But,  0  Lord,  we  heartily  repent  of  our  sins ;  we  con- 
demn ourselves,  and  flee  to  the  Cross  of  Thy  dear  Son. 
Father  in  heaven,  for  His  sake,  have  mercy  upon  us. 
Deliver  us  from  the  guilt  and  power  of  sin.  Create  in  us 
a  clean  heart,  and  renew  a  right  spirit  within  us,  that  we 
may  present  ourselves  a  living  sacrifice  unto  Thee,  and 
serve  Thee  in  holiness  and  righteousness  all  the  days  of 
our  life,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

R.  Amen. 

Then  shall  the  Minister  rise,  and  pronounce  to  those  assembled,  still  kneel- 
ing, the  following  declaration  of  the  remission  of  sins  for  Christ's  sake. 

Hearken  now  unto  the  comforting  assurance  of  the 
grace  of  God,  promised  in  the  Gospel  to  all  that  repent 
and  believe. 

Thus  saith  the  Lord :  As  I  live,  I  have  no  pleasure  in 
the  death  of  the  sinner,  but  that  he  turn  from  his  way 
and  live.  God  so  loved  the  world,  that  He  gave  His 
only  begotten  Son,  that  whosoever  believeth  in  Him 
should  not  perish,  but  have  everlasting  life. 

Unto  as  many  of  you,  therefore,  beloved  brethren,  as 
truly  repent  of  your  sins,  believe  in  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 


238  COMMUNION    OF    THE    SICK. 

and  are  resolved  to  walk  in  newness  of  life,  I  announce 
and  declare,  by  the  authority  and  in  the  name  of  Christ, 
as  His  minister,  that  your  sins  are  forgiven  in  heaven, 
according  to  His  promise  in  the  Gospel,  through  the 
perfect  merit  of  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
R.  Amen. 

Or  this : 

Almighty  God,  who  desireth  not  the  death  of  the  sinner, 
but  rather  that  he  may  turn  from  his  wickedness  and  live, 
and  who  gave  His  Son  Jesus  Christ  as  a  sacrifice  and  pro- 
pitiation for  the  sins  of  the  whole  world;  have  mercy 
upon  you,  absolve  you  from  all  sin,  establish  you  in  His 
grace,  grant  unto  you  His  Holy  Spirit,  and  bring  you  to 
life  everlasting,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

R.  Amen. 

M.  Peace  be  with  you. 

R.  Amen. 

Then,  all  standing,  the  Minister  addressing  the  sick  person,  shall  say : 

Now  join  with  us,  whilst  we,  as  many  as  are  here  pre- 
sent, make  confession  of  our  Catholic  undoubted  Chris- 
tian faith. 

Here  the  Apostles'  Creed,  p.  15,  shall  be  repeated ;   at  the  close  of  which, 
the  Minister  shall  say: 

The  Almighty  God,  the  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  be  merciful  and  gracious  unto  you,  confirming 
toward  you  His  love,  for  the  sake  of  His  dear  Son,  our 
Saviour,  who  suffered,  and  died,  and  rose,  and  ascended, 
and  intercedes  for  you,  in  union  with  the  Father  and  the 
Holy  Ghost,  ever  one  God,  world  without  end.     Amen. 

Our  Father  who  art  in  heaven,  Hallowed  be  Thy  name. 
Thy  kingdom  come.  Thy  will  be  done  in  earth,  as  it  is 
in  heaven.  Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread.  And  for- 
give us  our  debts,  as  we  forgive  our  debtors.  And  lead  us 
not  into  temptation.  But  deliver  us  from  evil.  For  Thine 
is  the  kingdom,  and  the  power,  and  the  glory,  for  ever 
and  ever.     Amen. 


COMMUNION    OF    THE    SICK.  239 

If  the  elements  have  not  already  been  consecrated  in  the  Church,  the  Min- 
ister shall  consecrate  them  in  the  manner  and  form  presented  for  this  part 
in  the  regular  communion  service,  p.  197,  otherwise  he  shall  proceed  as 

follows : 

The  Lord  Jesus,  the  same  night  in  which  He  was  be- 
trayed, took  bread  ;  and  when  He  had  given  thanks,  He 
brake  it,  and  said,  Take,  eat ;  this  is  My  body,  which  is 
broken  for  you ;  this  do  in  remembrance  of  Me. 

After  the  same  manner  also  He  took  the  cup,  when 
He  had  supped,  saying,  This  cup  is  the  new  testament  in 
My  blood  ;  this  do  ye,  as  oft  as  ye  drink  it,  in  remem- 
brance of  Me. 

For  as  often  as  ye  eat  this  bread,  and  drink  this  cup, 
ye  do  show  the  Lord's  death  till  He  come. 

In  administering  the  elements,  the  Minister  shall  give  first  to  those  who 
communicate  with  the  sick,  and  then  to  the  sick  persoD.  Giving  the 
bread,  he  shall  say: 

The  bread  which  we  break,  is  the  communion  of  tbe 
body  of  Christ. 

Giving  the  cup,  he  shall  say: 

The  cup  of  blessing  which  we  bless,  is  the  communion 
of  the  blood  of  Christ. 

Then  the  Minister  shall  conclude  with  a  thanksgiving  prayer,  as  in  the 
regular  communion  service,  p.  202 ;  or  he  may  offer  a  free  prayer  con- 
cluding the  whole  service  with  the  Benediction. 


ORDINATION  AND  INSTALLATION 


©rHiutifltt  of  IpxiJiiUL 

At  the  time  appointed,  the  Minister  -who  is  to  conduct  the  service  shall  com- 
mence "with  the  following  Collect : 

Meet  us,  0  Lord,  in  all  our  doings,  with  Thy  most 
gracious  favor,  and  further  us  with  Thy  continual  help  ; 
that  in  all  our  works  begun,  continued,  and  ended,  in 
Thee,  we  may  glorify  Thy  holy  name,  and  finally  by  Thy 
mercy  attain  unto  everlasting  life  :  through  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord.     Amen. 

Here  the  Candidate  for  Ordination,  his  name  being  distinctly  announced, 
shall  be  requested  to  present  himself  before  the  Altar;  -whereupon  the 
presiding  Minister  shall  address  the  Congregation  as  follows : 

Dearly  Beloved  in  the  Lord:  Almighty  God,  whom 
it  hath  pleased  by  His  Spirit  and  Word  to  gather,  and 
preserve  to  Himself  continually,  out  of  the  whole  human 
race,  a  Church  chosen  to  everlasting  life,  hath  given  to 
all  the  members  of  the  same,  both  ministers  and  people, 
a  common  interest  in  its  welfare.  For  this  reason  it  hath 
ever  been  the  practice,  that  in  the  ordination  of  those 
who  have  been  called  to  the  office  of  the  holy  ministry, 
the  people  also  should  have  an  opportunity  to  express 
their  voice.     Now,  therefore,  in  order  that  we  may  be 

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ORDINATION   OF   MINISTERS.  241 

assisted  in  the  case  before  us  by  your  knowledge  and  past 
observation  of  him  who  is  here  present  for  admission  to 
this  office,  we  call  upon  you  to  the  end  that  if  you  know 
any  just  cause  or  impediment,  because  of  which  he  ought 
not  to  be  ordained  to  the  Christian  Ministry,  you  do  come 
forward  in  God's  name  and  make  it  known. 

If  there  be  no  objection,  then,  after  a  sufficient  pause,  he  shall  address  the 
Candidate : 

Dearly  Beloved  Brother  :  It  is  now  our  part,  sol- 
emnly and  for  the  last  time,  before  proceeding  to  lay 
upon  you  irrevocably  the  burden  and  responsibility  of  the 
Ministry,  to  remind  you  how  great  is  the  dignity  of  the 
office,  and  how  weighty  and  momentous  also  are  the 
duties  which  it  involves. 

The  office  is  of  divine  origin  and  of  truly  supernatural 
character  and  force ;  flowing  directly  from  the  Lord  Jesus 
Christ  Himself,  as  the  fruit  of  His  resurrection  and  tri 
umphant  ascension  into  heaven,  and  being  designed  by 
Him.  to  carry  forward  the  purposes  of  His  grace  upon  the 
earth,  in  the  salvation  of  men  by  the  Church,  to  the  end 
of  time. 

"All  power,"  we  hear  Him  saying  after  He  had  risen 
from  the  dead ;  "  is  given  unto  Me  in  heaven  and  in  earth, 
Go  ye,  therefore,  and  teach  all  nations,  baptizing  them 
in  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and  of  the 
Holy  Ghost ;  teaching  them  to  observe  all  things  what- 
soever I  have  commanded  you  :  and  lo,  I  am  with  you 
alway,  even  unto  the  end  of  the  world." 

To  this  answers  in  full  what  is  written  also  by  St.  Paul : 
"  Wherefore  He  saith,  When  He  ascended  up  on  high, 
He  led  captivity  captive,  and  gave  gifts  unto  men.  Now 
that  He  ascended,  what  is  it  but  that  He  also  descended 
first  into  the  lower  parts  of  the  earth  ?  He  that  descended 
is  the  same  also  that  ascended  up  far  above  all  heavens, 
that  He  might  fill  all  things.  And  He  gave  some,  apos- 
21  Q 


242  ORDINATION   OF   MINISTERS. 

ties ;  and  some,  prophets ;  and  some,  evangelists ;  and 
some,  pastors  and  teachers;  for  the  perfecting  of  the 
saints,  for  the  work  of  the  ministry,  for  the  edifying  of  the 
body  of  Christ :  till  we  all  come  in  the  unity  of  the  faith, 
and  of  the  Son  of  God,  unto  a  perfect  man,  unto  the 
measure  of  the  stature  of  the  fulness  of  Christ.  That  we 
henceforth  be  no  more  children,  tossed  to  and  fro,  and 
carried  about  with  every  wind  of  doctrine,  by  the  sleight 
of  men,  and  cunning  craftiness,  whereby  they  lie  in 
wait  to  deceive;  but,  speaking  the  truth  in  love,  may 
grow  up  into  Him  in  all  things,  which  is  the  head,  even 
Christ ;  from  whom  the  whole  body  fitly  joined  together 
and  compacted  by  that  which  every  joint  supplieth, 
according  to  the  effectual  working  in  the  measure  of  every 
part,  maketh  increase  of  the  body  unto  the  edifying  of 
itself  in  love." 

Consider  well,  dear  brother  in  Christ,  how  much  all 
this  means,  as  declaring  and  setting  forth  the  true  nature 
and  significance  of  the  holy  office.  The  first  Ministers 
were  the  Apostles,  who  were  called  and  commissioned 
immediately  by  Jesus  Christ  Himself.  They  in  turn 
ordained  and  set  apart  other  suitable  men,  as  pastors  and 
teachers  over  the  churches  which  they  had  gathered  and 
established  in  different  places;  and  these  again  in  the 
same  way  appointed  and  sent  forth  others  to  carry  on- 
ward and  forward  still  the  true  succession  of  their  office ; 
which,  being  regularly  transmitted  in  this  way  from  age 
to  age  in  the  Christian  Church,  has  come  down  finally  to 
our  time.  The  solemnity  of  ordination,  through  which 
as  a  channel  this  transmission  flows,  is  not  merely  an 
impressive  ceremony,  by  which  the  right  of  such  as  are 
called  of  God  to  the  Ministry  is  owned  and  confessed  by 
the  Church  ;  but  it  is  to  be  considered  rather  as  their 
actual  investiture  with  the  very  power  of  the  office  itself, 
the  sacramental  seal  of  their  heavenly  commission,  and  a 


ORDINATION   OF   MINISTERS.  243 

symbolical  assurance  from  on  high  that  their  consecration 
to  the  service  of  Christ  is  accepted,  and  that  the  Holy- 
Ghost  will  most  certainly  be  with  them  in  the  faithful 
discharge  of  their  official  duties. 

These  duties  are  of  the  same  order  with  the  high  origin 
of  the  office  and  its  glorious  design.  The  Ministers  of 
Christ  are  set  in  the  world  to  be  at  once  the  representa- 
tives of  His  authority  and  the  ambassadors  of  His  grace. 
As  My  Father  hath  sent  Me,  He  says,  even  so  send  I  you. 
He  that  heareth  you,  heareth  Me ;  and  he  that  despiseth 
you,  despiseth  Me ;  and  he  that  despiseth  Me,  despiseth 
Him  that  sent  Me.  Let  a  man  so  account  of  us,  says  St. 
Paul,  as  of  the  ministers  of  Christ  and  stewards  of  the 
mysteries  of  God.  Again  :  We  are  ambassadors  for 
Christ,  as  though  God  did  beseech  you  by  us.  It  is  their 
business  to  baptize,  to  preach  the  word,  to  administer  at 
fit  times  the  holy  sacrament  of  the  Lord's  Supper.  They 
are  appointed  to  wait  upon  and  serve  the  Church,  which 
is  the  spouse  of  Jesus  Christ,  His  body  mystical ;  to  offer 
before  Him  the  prayers  and  supplications  of  His  people ; 
to  feed,  to  instruct,  to  watch  over  and  guide  the  sheep 
and  lambs  of  His  flock,  whom  He  hath  purchased  with 
His  own  blood.  They  are  charged  also  with  the  govern 
ment  of  the  Church,  and  with  the  proper  use  of  its  dis- 
cipline, in  the  way  both  of  censure  and  absolution,  ac- 
cording to  that  awfully  mysterious  word:  I  will  give 
unto  thee  the  keys  of  the  kingdom  of  heaven ;  and  what- 
soever thou  shalt  bind  on  earth,  shall  be  bound  in  hea- 
ven ;  and  whatsoever  thou  shalt  loose  on  earth,  shall  be 
loosed  in  heaven. 

Such  being  the  character  of  the  office  to  which  you  are 
now  called,  beloved  brother  in  the  Lord,  and  such  the 
high  and  arduous  nature  of  its  duties,  it  is  easy  to  see 
with  what  seriousness  and  godly  fear,  with  what  solemn 
forethought,   with   what  holy   caution,  you   should  ap- 


244  ORDINATION    OF    MINISTERS. 

proach  unto  it,  as  you  are  now  doing,  in  the  present  trans- 
action ;  and  with  how  great  care  and  study  also  you  ought 
to  apply  yourself,  that  you  may  appear  hereafter  to  have 
been  worthy  of  being  put  into  the  Christian  Ministry,  by 
being  found  faithful  to  its  mighty  trust.  Know,  at  the 
same  time,  that  for  this  you  are  by  no  means  sufficient  of 
yourself.  All  proper  sufficiency  here  is  from  God  alone  ; 
to  whom  therefore  you  should  pray  earnestly,  through 
the  mediation  of  our  only  Saviour  Jesus  Christ,  for  the 
heavenly  assistance  of  the  Holy  Ghost ;  that  giving  your- 
self wholly  to  this  office,  with  daily  meditation  and  study 
of  the  Scriptures,  you  may  be  able  to  make  full  proof  of 
your  ministry,  being  nourished  up  in  the  words  of  faith 
and  good  doctrine,  and  showing  thyself  a  pattern  to  others 
in  piety  and  godly  living.  In  doing  this,  thou  shalt  both 
save  thyself  and  them  that  hear  thee.  And  when  the 
Chief  Shepherd  shall  appear,  you  shall  receive  a  crown 
of  glory  that  fadeth  not  away. 

And  now,  that  this  congregation  of  Christ  may  also 
understand  your  views  and  will  in  these  things,  and  that 
you  may  yourself  also  the  more  feel  the  binding  force  of 
what  you  thus  publicly  profess  and  promise,  we  call  upon 
you  to  make  answer  plainly  to  these  following  questions 
which  we  shall  propose  to  you  in  the  name  of  God  and 
of  His  Church : 

Do  you  receive  the  Holy  Scriptures  as  being  the  true 
and  proper  word  of  God,  the  ultimate  rule  and  measure 
of  the  whole  Christian  faith  ? 

Ans.  I  do. 

Do  you  believe  in  one  God  the  Father ;  and  in  one  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  the  only  begotten  Son  of  the  Father ;  and 
in  one  Holy  Ghost,  proceeding  from  the  Father  and  the 
Son,  and  with  the  Father  and  the  Son  one  God  Al- 
mighty ?  And  do  you  believe  in  one  holy  Catholic 
Church,  in  which  is  given  one  true  Baptism  for  the  remis- 


ORDINATION   OF   MINISTERS.  245 

eion  of  sins?     And  do  you  consent  unto  the  system  of 
Faith  set  forth  in  the  three  Creeds,  commonly  called  the 
Apostles'  Creed,  the  Nicene  Creed,  and  the  Athanasian 
Creed  ? 
Ans.  I  do. 

Do  you  receive  the  doctrines  of  the  Heidelberg  Cate- 
chism as  flowing  from  the  Bible,  and  answering  to  the 
proper  sense  of  the  ancient  Christian  Creeds? 

Ans.  I  do. 

Are  you  truly  persuaded  in  your  heart,  that  you  are 
called  of  God  to  the  office  of  the  Holy  Ministry,  and  do 
you  desire  and  expect  to  receive,  through  the  laying  on 
of  our  hands,  the  gift  and  grace  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  which 
shall  enable  you  to  fulfil  this  heavenly  commission  and 
trust  ? 

Ans.  Such  is  my  persuasion,  and  such  my  desire  and  hope. 

Do  }'0U  acknowledge  the  rightful  authority  of  this 
Church,  from  which  you  are  now  to  receive  ordination, 
as  being  a  true  part  in  the  succession  of  the  Church 
Catholic ;  and  do  you  promise  to  exercise  your  ministry 
in  the  same  with  faithful  diligence,  showing  all  proper 
regard  for  its  laws  and  ordinances,  and  all  suitable  obe- 
dience to  its  lawful  government  in  the  Lord  ? 

Ans.  So  I  confess,  and  so  I  promise. 

Here  the  Candidate  shall  be  directed  to  kneel ;  the  Ministers  shall  lay  their 
hands  severally  upon  his  head,  and  the  presiding  Minister  shall  say : 

In  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  Chief  Shep- 
herd and  Bishop  of  the  Church,  and  trusting  in  the  power 
of  His  grace,  we  ordain,  consecrate,  and  appoint  you  to 
the  Ministry  of  reconciliation,  to  proclaim  His  gospel,  to 
dispense  His  holy  sacraments,  to  administer  Christian 
discipline  in  His  church,  and  to  be  wholly  set  apart  as  an 
21* 


246  ORDINATION   OF   MINISTERS. 

instrument  to  His  use  in  the  salvation  of  our  fallen  race : 
and  to  this  end  may  the  blessing  of  God  Almighty,  the 
Father,  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  rest  upon  and  abide 
with  you  always.     Amen. 

The  Brother  shall  then  rise,  when  each  of  tho  Ministers  in  turn  shall  give 
him  the  right  hand  of  fellowship,  saying : 

We  give  you  the  right  hand  of  fellowship,  to  take  part 
with  us  in  this  Ministry. 

Or  this: 

Our  fellowship  is  with  the  Father,  and  with  the  Son, 
and  with  the  Holy  Ghost. 

Or  this: 

The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  love  of  God  the 
Father,  and  the  fellowship  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  with  you 
always. 

When  the  new  Minister  is  to  be  installed  at  the  same  time  as  Pastor  of  the 
Charge  in  which  he  is  ordained,  the  Installation  services  shall  now  go  for- 
ward according  to  the  Form  provided  for  that  purpose.  If  there  be  no 
Installation,  the  presiding  Minister  shall  here  say  : 

Let  us  pray,  beloved  brethren,  to  God  the  Father  Al- 
mighty, that  He  may  be  pleased  to  multiply  His  heavenly 
gifts  upon  this  His  servant,  whom  He  hath  called  to  the 
office  of  the  holy  Ministry:  through  Jesus  Christ  oui 
Lord.     Amen. 

Then  kneeling  down : 

Let  us  pray : 

Almighty  God,  most  merciful  Father,  who  of  Thine  in- 
finite goodness  hast  given  Thine  only  Son  Jesus  Christ 
to  be  our  Kedeemer  and  the  Author  of  everlasting  life  ; 
who  after  that  He  had  made  perfect  our  redemption  by 
His  death,  and  was  ascended  into  heaven,  poured  down 
His  gifts  abundantly  upon  men,  making  some  apostles, 
some  prophets,  some  evangelists,  some  pastors  and  teach- 
er?, for  the  edifying  and  perfecting  of  the  Church ;  send 


ORDINATION   OF   MINISTERS.  247 

down,  we  beseech  Thee,  the  anointing  of  the  Holy  Ghost 
upon  the  head  of  this  Thy  servant,  who  has  now  been  set 
apart  in  Thy  name,  through  the  solemn  act  of  ordination, 
to  the  office  of  teacher  and  ruler  in  Christ's  Church. 
Grant  unto  him,  0  most  merciful  Father,  such  fulness  of 
Thy  grace,  that  he  may  be  a  faithful  and  wise  steward 
whom  Thou  settest  over  Thy  household,  using  the  autho- 
rity Thou  givest  him,  not  unto  destruction,  but  unto  sal- 
vation ;  that  he  may  be  an  able  minister  of  the  New  Tes- 
tament, knowing  how  he  ought  to  behave  himself  in  the 
house  of  God,  a  workman  that  needeth  not  to  be  ashamed, 
rightly  dividing  the  word  of  truth  ;  that  he  may  be  a  true 
preacher  of  righteousness;  a  faithful  leader  of  the  blind, 
and  of  them  that  are  out  of  the  way ;  a  light  unto  those 
who  are  in  darkness ;  a  watchful  guardian  over  Thy  fold, 
and  a  follower  of  the  true  Shepherd  who  giveth  His  life 
for  the  sheep.  Make  his  feet  beautiful  to  publish  the 
gospel  of  peace,  and  to  bring  glad  tidings  of  good  things. 
Give  him  power  to  preach  not  himself,  but  Christ  Jesus 
the  Lord,  and  himself  the  servant  of  all  for  Jesus'  sake. 
May  he  be  an  example  of  the  believers,  in  word,  in  conver- 
sation, in  charity,  in  spirit,  in  faith,  in  purity.  So  may 
he  in  all  things  fulfil  his  ministry  unblamably  and  unre- 
provably  in  Thy  sight,  that  he  may  be  prepared  to  stand 
without  shame  before  the  judgment  seat  of  Christ,  and 
thus,  finishing  his  course  with  joy,  be  received  unto  glory 
and  immortality  in  Thine  eternal  kingdom,  where  they 
that  turn  many  to  righteousness  shall  shine  as  the  stars  for 
ever  and  ever.  Hear  us  for  the  sake  of  Jesus  Christ  Thy 
Son  our  Lord,  who  liveth  and  reigneth  with  Thee  and  the 
Holy  Ghost,  ever  one  God,  world  without  end.     Amen. 

The  Congregation  shall  then  rise  and  join  in  singing  a  Doxology  or  Uymn ; 
after  which  the  whole  service  shall  be  concluded  with  this  Benediction : 

The  God  of  peace  who  brought  again  from  the  dead 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  great  Shepherd  of  the  sheep, 


248       INSTALLATION    OF    ORDAINED   MINISTERS. 

through  the  blood  of  the  everlasting  covenant,  make  you 
perfect  in  every  good  work  to  do  His  will,  working  in 
you  that  which  is  well  pleasing  in  His  sight,  through 
Jesus  Christ :  to  whom  be  glory  for  ever  and  ever.  Amen. 


IttsUliatiflit  0f  an  ©rfcainei  gtinisttr  in  a 
particular  Gftargt. 

Immediately  after  the  Ordination  of  the  new  Minister,  if  this  take  place  on 
the  same  occasion,  or  in  any  other  case,  after  a  suitable  sermon  preached, 
the  presiding  Minister  shall  address  the  Congregation  as  follows : 

Dearly  Beloved  in  the  Lord  :  You  have  called  N.  iV"., 
now  present,  an  ordained  Minister  [or,  who  hath  now 
been  ordained  a  Minister],  to  become  your  Pastor.  He 
has  consented  to  accept  the  call.  After  full  inquiry  and 
deliberation,  the  Classis  of  31.,  under  whose  supervision 
and  care  you  stand,  has  resolved  that  the  proposed  settle- 
ment ought  to  take  place ;  and  being  here  accordingly, 
by  its  appointment  and  order,  at  the  present  time,  for  that 
purpose,  we  now  proceed  to  institute  and  install  him,  in 
the  name  of  the  Lord,  as  the  Pastor  of  this  charge. 

Let  us  pray : 

Almighty  God,  by  whose  holy  inspiration  and  gui- 
dance, Thine  Apostles,  in  the  first  days  of  Thy  Church, 
did,  for  the  fulfilling  of  their  charge,  ordain  others  also, 
who,  under  them,  might  take  part  in  the  care  and  govern- 
ment of  Thy  flock ;  grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  that  all  those 
who  are  placed  by  Thine  authority  over  the  several  con- 
gregations of  Thy  people,  may  be  endowed  with  Thy 
heavenly  grace,  and  may  so  faithfully  serve  Thee  in  their 
office  and  administration,  and  watch  over  the  souls  under 
their  charge,  that  at  the  appearing  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  they  may  present  the  people  committed  to  their 
care  a  holy  and  glorious  flock,  giving  an  account  of  them 


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with  joy,  and  not  with  grief:  through  the  same  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ,  who  liveth  and  abideth  with  Thee  and  the 
Holy  Ghost,  one  God,  world  without  end.     A  men. 

Then  shall  be  read,  in  the  way  of  a  general  lesson  for  the  occasion,  either 
the  whole  or  some  part  of  the  following  passages  of  Scripture  : 

Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto  you,  He  that  entereth  not  by  the  door 
into  the  sheepfold,  but  climbeth  up  some  other  way,  the  same  is  a 
thief  and  a  robber.  But  he  that  entereth  in  by  the  door  is  the  shep- 
herd of  the  sheep.  To  him  the  porter  openeth ;  and  the  sheep  hear 
his  voice :  and  he  calleth  his  own  sheep  by  name,  and  leadeth  them 
out.  And  when  he  putteth  forth  his  own  sheep,  he  goeth  before 
them,  and  the  sheep  follow  him  :  for  they  know  his  voice.  And  a 
stranger  will  they  not  follow,  but  will  flee  from  him  :  for  they  know 
not  the  voice  of  strangers.  This  parable  spake  Jesus  unto  them  :  but 
they  understood  not  what  things  they  were  which  he  spake  unto 
them.  Then  said  Jesus  unto  them  again,  Verily,  verily,  I  say  unto 
you,  I  am  the  door  of  the  sheep.  All  that  ever  came  before  me  are 
thieves  and  robbers  :  but  the  sheep  did  not  hear  them.  I  am  the 
door :  by  me  if  any  man  enter  in,  he  shall  be  saved,  and  shall  go  in 
and  out,  and  find  pasture.  The  thief  cometh  not,  but  for  to  steal,  and 
to  kill,  and  to  destroy :  I  am  come  that  they  might  have  life,  and 
that  they  might  have  it  more  abundantly.  I  am  the  good  shepherd  : 
the  good  shepherd  giveth  his  life  for  the  sheep.  But  he  that  is  a 
hireling,  and  not  the  shepherd,  whose  own  the  sheep  are  not,  seeth 
the  wolf  coming,  and  leaveth  the  sheep,  and  fleeth ;  and  the  wolf 
catcheth  them,  and  scattereth  the  sheep.  The  hireling  fleeth,  be- 
cause he  is  a  hireling,  and  careth  not  for  the  sheep.  I  am  the 
good  shepherd,  and  know  my  sheep,  and  am  known  of  mine.  As 
the  Father  knoweth  me,  even  so  know  I  the  Father :  and  I  lay 
down  my  life  for  the  sheep.  And  other  sheep  I  have,  which  are 
not  of  this  fold  :  them  also  I  must  bring,  and  they  shall  hear  my 
voice ;  and  there  shall  be  one  fold,  and  one  shepherd. — John  x.  1-16. 
Jesus  saith  to  Simon  Peter,  Simon,  son  of  Jonas,  lovest  thou  me 
core  than  these?  He  saith  unto  him,  Yea,  Lord;  thou  knowest 
that  I  love  thee.  He  saith  unto  him,  Feed  my  lambs.  He  saith 
to  him  again  the  second  time,  Simon,  son  of  Jonas,  lovest  thou  me  ? 
He  saith  unto  him,  Yea,  Lord ;  thou  knowest  that  I  love  thee.  He 
saith  unto  him,  Feed  my  sheep.  He  saith  unto  him  the  third  time, 
Simon,  son  of  Jonas,  lovest  thou  me  ?  Peter  was  grieved  because 
he  said  unto  him  the  third  time,  Lovest  thou  me  ?     And  he  said 


250      INSTALLATION   OF   ORDAINED   MINISTERS. 

unto  him,  Lord,  thou  knowest  all  things ;  thou  knowest  that  I  love 
thee.     Jesus  saith  unto  him,  Feed  my  sheep.—  John  xxi.  15-17. 

This  is  a  true  saying,  If  a  man  desire  the  office  of  a  bishop,  he 
desireth  a  good  work.     A  bishop  then  must  be  blameless,  the  hus- 
band of  one  wife,  vigilant,  sober,  of  good  behaviour,  given  to  hospi- 
tality, apt  to  teach ;  not  given   to  wine,  no  striker,  not  greedy  of 
filthy  lucre  j   but  patient,  not  a  brawler,  not  covetous  j  one   that 
ruleth  well  his  own  house,  having  his  children  in  subjection  with 
all  gravity;  for  if  a  man  know  not  how  to  rule  his  own  house,  how 
shall  he  take  care  of  the  church  of  God  ?  not  a  novice,  lest  being 
lifted  up  with  pride  he  fall  into  the  condemnation  of  the  devil. 
Moreover  he  must  have  a  good  report  of  them  who  are  without ; 
lest  he  fall  into  reproach  and  the  snare  of  the  devil. — 1  Tim.  iii.  1-7. 
And  from  Miletus  Paul  sent  to  Ephesus,  and  called  the  elders  of 
the  church.     And  when  they  were  come  to  him,  he  said  unto  them, 
Ye  know,  from  the  first  day  that  I  came  into  Asia,  after  what  man- 
ner I  have  been  with  you  at  all  seasons,  serving  the  Lord  with  all 
humility  of  mind,  and  with  many  tears,  and  temptations,  which 
befell  me  by  the  lying  in  wait  of  the  Jews :  and  how  I  kept  back 
nothing  that  was  profitable  unto  you,  but  have  shewed  you,  and 
have  taught  you  publicly,  and  from  house  to  house,  testifying  both 
to  the  Jews,  and  also  to  the  Greeks,  repentance  toward  God,  and 
faith  toward  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ.     And  now,  behold,  I  go  bound 
in  the  spirit  unto  Jerusalem,  not  knowing  the  things  that  shall 
befall  me  there  :  save  that  the  Holy  Ghost  witnesseth  in  every  city, 
sayino-  that  bonds  and  afflictions  abide  me.     But  none  of  these 
things  move  me,  neither  count  I  my  life  dear  unto  myself,  so  that  I 
mi°-ht  finish  my  course  with  joy,  and  the  ministry,  which  I  have 
received  of  the  Lord  Jesus,  to  testify  the  gospel  of  the  grace  of  God. 
And  now,  behold,  I  know  that  ye  all,  among  whom  I  have  gone 
preaching  the  kingdom  of  God,  shall  see  my  face  no  more.    Where- 
fore I  take  you  to  record  this  day,  that  I  am  pure  from  the  blood  of 
all  men.     For  I  have  not  shunned  to  declare  unto  you  all  the  coun- 
sel of  God.     Take  heed  therefore  unto  yourselves,  and  to  all  the 
flock,  over  the  which  the  Holy  Ghost  hath  made  you  overseers,  to 
feed  the  church  of  God,  which  he  hath  purchased  with  his  own 
blood.  —  Acts  xx.  17-28. 

Say  to  Archippus,  Take  heed  to  the  ministry  which  thou  hast 
received  in  the  Lord,  that  thou  fulfil  it.  —  Col.  iv.  17. 

Be  thou  an  example  of  the  believers,  in  word,  in  conversation,  in 
charity,  in  spirit,  in  faith,  in  purity.     Till  I  come,  give  attendance 


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to  reading,  to  exhortation,  to  doctrine.  Neglect  not  the  gift  that  is  in 
thee,  which  was  given  thee  by  prophecy,  with  the  laying  on  of  the 
hands  of  the  presbytery.  Meditate  upon  these  things  j  give  thyself 
wholly  to  them ;  that  thy  profiting  may  appear  to  all.  Take  heed 
unto  thyself,  and  unto  the  doctrine ;  continue  in  them  :  for  in  doing 
this  thou  shalt  both  save  thyself,  and  them  that  hear  thee.  — - 
1  Tim.  iv.  12-16. 

The  elders  which  are  among  you  I  exhort,  who  am  also  an  elder, 
and  a  witness  of  the  sufferings  of  Christ,  and  also  a  partaker  of  the 
glory  that  shall  be  revealed  :  feed  the  flock  of  God  which  is  among 
you,  taking  the  oversight  thereof,  not  by  constraint,  but  willingly ; 
not  for  filthy  lucre,  but  of  a  ready  mind ;  neither  as  being  lords  over 
God's  heritage,  but  being  ensamples  to  the  flock.  And  when  the 
chief  Shepherd  shall  appear,  ye  shall  receive  a  crown  of  glory  that 
fadeth  not  away.  —  1  Pet.  v.  1-4. 

Let  him  that  is  taught  in  the  word  communicate  unto  him  that 
teacheth  in  all  good  things.  Be  not  deceived ;  God  is  not  mocked  : 
for  whatsoever  a  man  soweth,  that  shall  he  also  reap.  For  he  that 
soweth  to  his  flesh,  shall  of  the  flesh  reap  corruption ;  but  he  that 
soweth  to  the  Spirit,  shall  of  the  Spirit  reap  life  everlasting.  — 
Gal.  vi.  6-8. 

And  we  beseech  you,  brethren,  to  know  them  which  labor  among 
you,  and  are  over  you  in  the  Lord,  and  admonish  you ;  and  to  esteem 
them  very  highly  in  love  for  their  work's  sake.  And  be  at  peace 
among  yourselves. — 1  Thess.  v.  12,  13. 

Remember  them  which  have  the  rule  over  you,  who  have  spuken 
unto  you  the  word  of  God  :  whose  faith  follow,  considering  the  end 
of  their  conversation  :  Jesus  Christ  the  same  yesterday,  and  today, 
and  forever.  —  Heb.  xiii.  7,  8. 

Obey  them  that  have  the  rule  over  you,  and  submit  yourselves : 
for  they  watch  for  your  souls,  as  they  that  must  give  account,  that 
they  may  do  it  with  joy,  and  not  with  grief:  for  that  is  unprofitable 
for  you.  —  Heb.  xiii.  17. 


Then,  all  standing  up,  the  presiding  Minister  shall  proceed,  addressing  first 
the  Pastor  elect : 

And  now,  beloved  brother  in  Christ,  in  full  view  of  the 
great  solemnity  of  the  trust  as  it  is  thus  set  forth  by  the 


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lively  oracles  of  God,  are  you  willing  and  ready  to  take 
upon  yourself  the  charge  of  this  flock  ? 
Ans.  I  am,  God  being  my  helper. 

Do  you  promise  and  engage,  on  your  part,  that  being 
set  as  Pastor  of  this  people,  you  will  endeavor  faithfully 
to  discharge  among  them  all  the  duties  of  your  ministry, 
exercising  the  authority  you  hold  as  a  true  commission 
from  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  with  becoming  recollection 
of  His  presence,  according  to  His  commandments,  and  in 
due  subjection  to  the  rule  that  is  over  you  in  this  church  ? 

Ans.  I  promise  so  to  do,  with  God's  help. 

Then  addressing  the  Church  and  Congregation  : 

Dearly  Beloved  :  Ye  have  heard  the  solemn  vows  and 
engagements  now  taken  by  him  whom  you  have  called  to 
be  your  Pastor ;  now,  then,  we  demand  of  you,  do  ye  on 
your  part  receive  him  in  this  character  and  office,  pro- 
mising to  show  towards  him  such  love,  honor,  and  fit 
obedience  in  the  Lord,  as  are  due  to  an  overseer  and  guide 
placed  over  you  by  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ  Himself,  the 
Chief  Shepherd  and  Bishop  of  souls  ? 

Ans.    We  do. 

On  the  ground  of  this  mutual  engagement,  we  do  now, 
by  the  authority  which  has  been  delegated  to  us  for  that 
purpose,  solemnly  install  you,  JV.  N.,  as  Pastor  of  this 
people,  committing  them  by  this  act,  as  a  part  of  Christ's 
flock,  to  your  spiritual  oversight  and  care.  In  the  name 
of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost. 
Amen. 

Then  addressing  the  Congregation,  the  presiding  Minister  shall  say: 

Let  us  pray,  beloved  brethren,  to  the  Triune  God,  the 
fountain  of  all  grace  and  glory,  that  He  may  be  pleased 
to  sanctify  with  His  heavenly  blessing,  on  both  sides,  the 


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T>astoral  relation  which  has  now  been  formed  in  His 
name.     Amen. 

Then  kneeling  down : 

Let  us  pray : 

Almighty  God,  most  merciful  Father,  who  of  Thine 
infinite  goodness  hast  given  Thine  only  Son  Jesus  Christ 
to  be  our  Redeemer  and  the  Author  of  everlasting  life  ; 
who  after  that  He  had  made  perfect  our  redemption  by 
His  death,  and  was  ascended  into  heaven,  poured  down 
His  gifts  abundantly  upon  men,  making  some  apostles, 
some  prophets,  some  evangelists,  some  pastors  and  teach- 
ers, for  the  edifying  and  perfecting  of  the  Church  ;  send 
down,  we  beseech  Thee,  the  Holy  Ghost  upon  Thy  ser- 
vant, whom  Thou  hast  been  pleased  now  to  set  over  this 
people  in  the  office  of  Bishop  and  Pastor;  and  so  replen- 
ish him  with  the  truth  of  Thy  doctrine,  and  endue  him 
with  innocency  of  life,  that  he  may  faithfully  serve  before 
Thee,  to  the  glory  of  Thy  great  name,  and  the  benefit  of 
Thy  holy  Church,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  only  Mediator 
and  Advocate. 

R.  Amen. 

0  Holy  Jesus,  who  hast  purchased  to  Thyself  an  uni- 
versal Church,  and  hast  promised  to  be  with  the  ministers 
of  apostolic  succession  to  the  end  of  the  world,  be  gra- 
ciously pleased  to  bless  the  ministry  and  service  of  him 
who  is  now  appointed  to  offer  the  sacrifices  of  prayer  and 
praise  to  Thee  in  this  house,  which  is  called  by  Thy  name. 
May  the  words  of  his  mouth,  and  the  meditation  of  his 
heart,  be  always  acceptable  in  Thy  sight,  O  Lord,  our 
strength  and  our  Redeemer. 

R.  Amen. 

And  Thou,  0  God  the  Holy  Ghost,  sanctifier  of  the 

faithful,  visit,  we  pray  Thee,  this  Congregation  with  Thy 

love  and  favor ;  enlighten  their  minds  more  and  more 

with  the  light  of  the  everlasting  gospel ;  graft  in  their 

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hearts  a  love  of  the  truth  ;  increase  in  them  true  religion  ; 
nourish  them  with  all  goodness  ;  and  of  Thy  great  mercy 
keep  them  in  the  same,  O  blessed  Spirit,  whom  with  the 
Father  and  the  Son  together  we  worship  and  glorify  as 
one  God,  world  without  end. 
R.  Amen. 

Then  the  Congregation  shall  rise,  and  join  in  singing  a  Doxology  or  Hymn; 
after  which  the  whole  service  shall  be  concluded  with  this  Benediction : 

The  God  of  peace,  who  brought  again  from  the  dead 
our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  the  great  Shepherd  of  the  sheep, 
through  the  blood  of  the  everlasting  covenant,  make  you 
perfect  in  eveiy  good  work  to  do  His  will,  working  in  you 
that  which  is  well  pleasing  in  His  sight,  through  Jesus 
Christ :  to  whom  be  glory  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 

After  the  Benediction,  it  will  be  proper  for  the  Elders  and  Deacons  to  come 
forward  and  welcome  the  new  Pastor,  bidding  him  God  speed,  in  the  name 
of  the  Congregation. 


©rimatwm  fttir  |nstallato  of  dEHrtrs  anft  gtrans. 

[Should  it  so  happen  that  Elders  only  are  to  be  set  in  office  without  Dea- 
cons, or  Deacons  only,  without  Elders,  it  will  be  understood  that  such  parts 
only  of  the  following  form  are  to  be  used  as  may  relate  to  that  particular 
case,  all  other  parts  being  omitted.  So  also,  if  the  case  should  be  such  a9 
to  call  for  installation  only,  all  the  persons  elected  to  office  having  been  pre- 
viously ordained,  there  must  be  a  like  omission  of  what  forms  the  Ordina- 
tion act.] 

At  the  close  of  the  Sermon,  which  ought  to  be  suitable  to  the  occasion,  the 
Minister  shall  take  his  place  at  the  Altar,  and  commence  with  the  follow- 
ing Collect: 

Meet  us,  0  Lord,  in  all  our  doings  with  Thy  most  gra- 
cious favor,  and  further  us  with  Thy  continual  help ;  that 
in  all  our  works,  begun,  continued,  and  ended  in  Thee, 
we  may  glorify  Thy  holy  name,  and  finally,  by  Thy 
mercy,  attain  everlasting  life :  through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord.     Amen. 


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Here  the  persons  to  be  set  in  office,  their  names  being  distinctly  announced, 
shall  be  requested  to  present  themselves  before  the  Altar;  -whereupon  the 
Minister  shall  address  the  Congregation  as  follows : 

Dearly  Beloved  in  the  Lord  :  These  persons  have 
been  solemnly  chosen  and  called  by  yon,  as  a  Christian 
Congregation,  to  take  part  as  Elders  and  Deacons  in  the 
care  and  service  of  this  church.  They  have  accepted 
your  call.  No  one  has  come  forward  to  urge  any  just 
objection  to  their  being  set  in  office.  They  are  here  pre- 
sent for  this  purpose  to-day ;  and  I  now  proceed  accord- 
ingly, iu  the  name  of  the  Lord,  to  ordain  such  of  them  as 
have  not  been  ordained  to  the  same  degree  before,  and 
to  set  all  of  them  apart,  each  in  his  own  office,  to  the  work 
of  the  ministry  among  you  and  in  your  behalf. 

Then  addressing  the  Candidates,  he  shall  say : 

Brethren  :  As  it  is  a  great  honor  to  bear  office  in  the 
Lord's  house,  so  is  it  at  the  same  time  also  a  high  and 
solemn  trust,  which  no  one  should  take  upon  him  rashly 
or  lightly.  For  no  such  office,  be  it  remembered,  is  of 
merely  human  origin  or  authority.  There  are  diversities 
of  gifts,  and  differences  of  administrations,  in  the  Church  ; 
but  all  proceed  from  the  same  Lord,  through  the  power 
of  one  and  the  same  Spirit.  Men  may  be  chosen  and 
called  to  their  particular  ministry  by  the  voice  of  their 
fellow-men ;  but  their  ministry  itself,  if  it  be  true,  and 
not  pretended  only  and  false,  they  can  never  receive  in 
this  way.  It  comes  to  them,  not  from  earth,  but  from 
heaven ;  not  from  the  people  they  serve,  but  from  God. 
Its  rights  and  powers,  its  duties  and  responsibilities,  all 
flow  from  that  jurisdiction  of  Christ  in  His  Church,  which 
is  the  fruit  of  His  glorious  resurrection,  and  which  is  to 
be  regarded  as  a  new  order  of  life  and  power  in  the  world, 
extending  with  real  unbroken  succession,  from  the  day 
of  Pentecost  onward  continually  to  the  end  of  time. 
You  mav  see  thus  how  much  is  comprehended  in  youi 


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present  ordination  and  induction  into  office;  and  how 
needful  it  is  that  you  should  magnify  your  ministry, 
and  make  high  account  of  its  duties,  in  all  time  to  come, 
as  a  service  to  be  fulfilled  unto  God,  and  not  simply 
unto  men. 

Ruling  Elders  are  appointed  to  assist  and  support  the 
Ministers  of  the  Word  in  the  general  government  of  the 
Church.    They  form,  with  the  Minister,  in  each  particular 
ecclesiastical  charge,  a  council  in  common  for  the  spirit- 
ual supervision  of  the  flock  which  is  committed  to  their 
care.     They  are  bound  to  take  part,  accordingly,  in  the 
work  of  the  Ministry,  so  far  as  it  has  to  do  with  this  pas- 
toral oversight  and  rule.     They  are  to  be  the  advisers 
and  counsellors  of  the  Minister  in  his  episcopal  trust ; 
they  are  to  be  to  him  as  hands  and  eyes,  acting  with  him 
and  for  him,  and  representing  his  presence  throughout 
the  congregation.     It  is  their  province  to  go  before  the 
flock  in  the  way  of  Christian  example,  to  watch  over  it  in 
the  Lord,  to  take  an  active  interest  in  its  spiritual  wel- 
fare, to  feel  a  responsibility  for  its  condition,  to  be  at 
hand  in  all  circumstances  with  spiritual  aid  for  its  neces- 
sities and  wants.     It  belongs  to  them,  in  virtue  of  their 
office,  to  visit  the  sick  and  the  afflicted,  to  instruct  the 
ignorant  to  admonish  such  as  are  out  of  the  way,  to  warn 
the  unruly,  to  command  and  rebuke  with  authority  in 
Christ's  name.     To  them,  moreover,  in  conjunction  with 
the  Pastor,  belongs  the  whole  discipline  of  the  Church, 
its  power  of  the  keys,  as  exercised  both  in  the  form  of 
censure  and  in  the  form  of  absolution. 

The  general  nature  and  character  of  the  office  of  Deacon 
may  be  learned  from  the  account  which  is  given  of  its 
first  institution  in  the  sixth  chapter  of  the  Acts  of  the 
Apostles :  "When  the  number  of  the  disciples  was  multi- 
plied, we  are  told,  there  arose  a  murmuring  of  the  Grecians 
against  the  Hebrews,  because  their  widows  were  neglected 


ELDERS   AND   DEACONS.  257 

in  the  daily  ministration.  Then  the  twelve  called  the  mul- 
titude of  the  disciples  unto  them,  and  said :  It  is  not  reason 
that  we  should  leave  the  word  of  God,  and  serve  tables. 
"Wherefore,  brethren,  look  ye  out  among  you  seven  men 
of  honest  report,  full  of  the  Holy  Ghost  and  wisdom, 
whom  we  may  appoint  over  this  business.  But  we  will 
give  ourselves  continually  to  prayer,  and  to  the  ministry 
of  the  word.  And  the  saying  pleased  the  whole  multi- 
tude. And  they  chose  (Stephen,  a  man  full  of  faith  and 
of  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  Philip,  and  Prochorus,  and  Nica- 
nor,  and  Timon,  and  Parmenas,  and  Nicolas,  a  proselyte 
of  Antioch;  whom  they  set  before  the  Apostles:  and 
when  they  had  prayed,  they  laid  their  hands  on  them." 

We  see  from  this,  that  the  office  of  Deacons  has  regard 
especially  to  the  wants  of  the  poor.  It  is  assumed  that 
the  Church  is  bound,  as  well  as  naturally  disposed,  to 
care  for  the  temporal  necessities  of  such  of  her  members 
as  are  in  a  condition  of  privation  and  need ;  and  that  the 
relation  of  giving  and  receiving,  the  law  of  communica- 
tion and  fellowship  between  those  who  have  and  those 
who  have  not  this  world's  goods,  must  ever  enter  into  her 
constitution,  as  a  necessary  part  of  the  true  and  right 
order  of  God's  house;  according  to  that  significant 
word  of  Christ  Himself:  The  poor  always  ye  have  with 
you.  Hence  the  occasion  for  a  separate  ministry  or 
service  devoted  particularly  to  this  object,  that  it  may 
neither  be  overlooked  and  neglected,  nor  yet  be  allowed 
to  hinder  and  distract  the  work  of  the  ministry  in  its 
higher  forms.  It  belongs  to  the  Deacons,  accordingly, 
to  help  the  Pastor,  and  to  supply  his  place  in  those 
church  ministrations  which  are  directed  immediately  to- 
wards the  more  outward  needs  of  the  general  household 
of  faith.  On  them  falls  the  honorable  charge  of  looking 
after  the  desolate  and  poor,  and  of  seeing  that  the  cha- 
rities of  the  Church  are  applied  with  proper  effect  to 
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258        ORDINATION   AND   INSTALLATION   OP 

their  weekly  and  daily  wants.  In  this  service,  at  the 
same  time,  they  must  not  lose  sight  of  the  true  spiritual 
character  of  their  office  ;  which,  however  it  may  be  thus 
occupied  with  outward  and  temporal  things,  remains 
always,  notwithstanding,  a  proper  branch  of  the  Christian 
Ministry,  the  last  scope  and  purpose  of  which  in  all  things 
can  only  be  the  eternal  salvation  of  men  in  the  world  to 
come.  Hence  it  is  that  so  much  stress  is  laid,  in  the  New 
Testament,  on  the  character  and  life  of  those  who  are 
called  to  take  part  in  this  work.  They  must  be  men  of 
honest  report,  full  of  the  Holy  Ghost  and  wisdom,  who 
may  be  able,  both  by  word  and  example,  to  help  forward 
the  great  purpose  of  the  Gospel,  making  their  ministra- 
tions to  the  bodily  necessities  of  the  poor  the  occasion  and 
means  of  a  still  better  benefit  to  their  souls.  St.  Paul 
also,  writing  on  this  subject,  in  his  first  Epistle  to 
Timothy,  requires  of  them  expressly  virtues  and  merits 
of  like  sort  wTith  those  which  are  needful  for  the  office  of 
the  Ministry  in  its  most  exalted  character. 

And  now7,  brethren,  having  well  considered  the  nature 
and  design  of  these  sacred  offices,  to  the  use  of  which  you 
have  been  called  respectively  by  the  voice  of  this  Congre- 
gation, do  you  accept  the  call  as  coming  to  you  from  God, 
and  are  you  willing  to  undertake  the  work  and  service  it 
sets  before  you,  in  the  name  and  for  the  glory  of  our  com- 
mon Lord  and  Master  Jesus  Christ  ? 

Ans.    Yes. 

Do  you  receive  the  Holy  Scriptures  as  being  the  in- 
spired word  of  God?  Do  you  consent  to  the  ancient  and 
primitive  symbol  commonly  called  the  Apostles'  Creed, 
as  being  a  true  expression  of  the  foundation  articles  of 
the  Christian  Faith  ?  And  do  you  own  the  doctrines  of 
the  Heidelberg  Catechism,  as  flowing  from  the  Bible  in 
the  sense  of  the  same  Creed  ? 

Ans.  I  do. 


ELDERS    AND   DEACONS.  259 

Do  yoa  promise  to  exercise  your  ministry,  as  Elders 
or  Beacons,  among  this  people,  with  faithful  diligence 
according  to  what  }^ou  have  now  declared  to  be  the  rule 
and  measure  of  your  faith;  showing  all  proper  regard  for 
the  lawful  authority  of  the  Church,  and  taking  heed  to 
your  own  lives,  that  you  may  adorn  the  gospel  of  God 
our  Saviour  by  a  walk  and  conversation  answerable  to  the 
place  you  occupy  in  Christ's  house  ? 

Ans.  /  so  promise,  trusting  in  God's  help. 

Here  those  who  have  not  been  previously  ordained  to  the  office  in  which 
they  are  now  called  to  serve,  shall  be  directed  to  kneel ;  whereupon  the 
Minister  shall  proceed  to  ordain  them,  laying  his  right  hand  upon  each 
one  of  them  in  succession,  and  saying : 

Take  thou  authority  to  execute  the  office  of  Ruling 
Elder  [or  Deacon]  in  the  Church  of  God ;  which  office  I 
now  solemnly  commit  unto  thee,  in  the  name  of  the  Fa- 
ther, and  of  the  Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 

Then  shall  they  rise ;  after  which  the  Minister  shall  go  on  immediately  to 
install,  or  clothe  with  actual  charge  in  the  Congregation,  all  who  are  be- 
fore him  for  this  purpose,  both  those  now  ordained,  and  any  who  may 
have  been  ordained  before,  making  use  of  the  following  form : 

In  the  name  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  by  the  au- 
thority belonging  to  me  in  His  Church,  I  now  install  you 
as  Elders  and  Deacons,  in  the  charge  and  service  to  which 
you  have  been  called  by  this  Congregation ;  and  may  the 
blessing  of  God  Almighty,  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 
rest  upon  you,  abide  with  you,  and  strengthen  you  in 
your  ministry  always  with  all  might  through  the  Spirit, 
unto  every  good  word  and  work.     Amen. 

Let  us  pray : 

Almighty  and  most  merciful  God,  our  heavenly  Father, 
who  hast  been  pleased  of  Thy  great  goodness,  to  call  these 
Thy  servants  to  office  and  power  in  Thy  Church,  send 
down  upon  them,  we  beseech  Thee,  the  Holy  Ghost ;  by 


260  ORDINATION    OF   DEACONS. 

whose  most  blessed  inspiration  alone  they  can  be  mado 
able  to  fulfil  the  ministry  now  committed  unto  them,  and 
to  use  rightly  therein  the  gift  of  Thy  manifold  grace. 
Let  every  fruit  of  the  Spirit  appear  and  abound  in  them, 
to  the  ornament  of  the  gospel  and  the  glory  of  Thy  great 
name.  Make  them  wise  and  faithful,  humble,  tender, 
modest,  and  yet  bold,  constant,  patient,  and  persevering 
in  their  appointed  work.  In  all  their  walk  and  conver- 
sation may  Thy  precepts  shine  forth ;  that,  holding  the 
testimony  of  a  good  conscience,  they  may  abide  in  Christ 
firm  and  steadfast,  and  show  forth  a  good  example  unto 
all  Thy  flock.  So  may  they  purchase  to  themselves  a 
good  degree  and  great  boldness  in  the  faith:  through 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  who  liveth  and  reigneth  with 
Thee,  in  the  unity  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  one  God,  world 
without  end.     Amen. 


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Cgxfvxixiliiisii 


[If  any  member  give  offence  to  the  Church  by  open  sin,  he  shall  first  be 
admonished  by  the  minister,  or  an  elder,  privately ;  and  afterwards,  if  he  does 
not  amend,  in  the  presence  of  one  or  more  witnesses.  The  admonition  may 
be  repeated,  according  to  the  nature  of  the  case.  If  this  discipline  fail  of 
its  end,  the  offender  is  to  be  suspended,  or  separated  from  the  use  of  the 
sacraments,  and  the  prayers  of  the  Congregation  requested  on  his  behalf. 
Should  he  still  persist  in  his  (errors  and)  sins,  the  proper  steps  shall  be  taken 
for  his  excommunication. 

If,  however,  the  offence  be  one  of  more  than  ordinary  heinousness,  the 
offender  may  be  excommunicated,  after  due  examination  of  the  case,  without 
previous  admonition  and  suspension.] 

The  time  having  been  announced  beforehand,  and  the  people  exhorted  to 
intercede  with  God,  if  by  any  means  the  offender  may  be  brought  to  true 
repentance,  the  solemn  act  of  excommunication  shall  take  place,  in  pre- 
sence of  the  assembled  Congregation,  as  follows.  The  Minister,  taking  his 
place  at  the  altar,  shall  say : 

In  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and  of  the 
Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 

Dearly  Beloved  in  the  Lord:  We  have  on  several 
occasions  made  known  to  you,  that  our  fellow-member, 
N.  iV7".,  has  been  (holding  and  teaching  false  doctrine) 
leading  an  immoral  and  uugodly  life,  and  has  thus  by 
his  sin  given  great  offence  to  the  Church  of  Christ,  to  the 
end  that  by  your  prayers  to  God  on  his  behalf,  he  might 
be  brought  to  repentance,  and  so  be  freed  from  the  bonds 
of  the  Devil.  According  to  the  command  of  our  Lord, 
we  have  kindly  told  him  his  fault,  both  alone  and  in  the 

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262  EXCOMMUNICATION. 

presence  of  one  or  two  witnesses ;  we  have  warned  him 
of  the  end  of  his  heinous  offences  against  God  and  the 
Church,  and  admonished  him  to  repent,  But  it  is  with 
deep  sorrow  of  heart  that  we  announce  to  you  that,  up  to 
this  time,  we  have  received  no  evidence  of  true  repentance 
and  reformation  of  life.  On  the  contrary,  he  has  hardened 
his  heart,  and  daily  increases  his  guilt  by  continuing  in 
stubbornness  and  disobedience. 

Wherefore,  in  order  that  this  corrupt  and  seemingly 
incorrigible  member  may  not  endanger  the  whole  body, 
and  that  the  name  of  God  be  not  blasphemed  among  us 
through  him,  we  are  now  in  duty  bound,  by  the  command 
of  our  Lord,  to  proceed  to  the  use  of  the  last  remedy,  and 
cut  him  off  from  the  communion  of  the  Church. 

Here  the  Elders  shall  rise. 

We,  the  Minister  and  Elders  of  the  Church,  assembled 
in  the  name  and  by  the  authority  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  announce  to  you  all  that  N.  N.,  because  he  will  not 
forsake  his  (errors  and)  wicked  course  of  life,  is  hereby 
excommunicated  from  the  Church  of  God ;  he  is  separated' 
and  cut  off  from  the  communion  of  saints,  from  the  use 
of  the  sacraments,  and  from  all  the  other  means  of  grace, 
so  long  as  he  obstinately  and  impenitently  persists  in  his 
(errors  and)  sins. 

Moreover,  we  admonish  you,  dearly  beloved,  that  you 
hold  no  fellowship  with  this  person,  that  he  may  be  led  to 
a  deep  sense  of  his  fall  and  separation  from  the  Church  of 
Christ.  We  beseech  you,  however,  do  not  treat  him  as  an 
enemy ;  but  admonish  him  and  pray  for  him,  that  he  may 
be  brought  to  repentance  and  restored  to  the  communion 
of  the  Church.  Kemember  also  that  ye  yourselves  are  beset 
by  temptations ;  and  let  the  fall  of  this  man  be  an  example 
unto  you  and  a  warning  of  your  danger. 

Ye  have  seen  how  he  began  to  depart  from  the  ways  of 
truth  and  righteousness,  and  by  degrees  fell  away  more 


EXCOMMUNICATION.  263 

and  more  into  (error  and)  sin,  until  Satan  led  him  captive 
at  his  will.  Observe,  therefore,  how  cunning  the  great 
adversary  of  souls  is,  in  leading  men  to  destruction.  The 
Devil,  as  a  roaring  lion,  walketh  about  seeking  whom  he 
may  devour.  Wherefore,  let  him  that  thinketh  he  stand- 
eth  take  heed  lest  he  fall.  Beware  of  the  least  beginnings 
of  evil.  Lay  aside  every  weight  and  the  sin  that  doth  so 
easily  beset  you,  and  run  with  patience  the  race  that  is  set 
before  you,  looking  unto  Jesus,  the  author  and  finisher  of 
your  faith.  Be  sober ;  watch  and  pray,  lest  ye  enter  into 
temptation.  Let  every  one  be  truly  sorrowful  for  his  sins, 
that  God  may  not  humble  us  again  by  the  fall  of  any 
other  member  of  this  church.  Beloved  brethren,  let  your 
fellowship  be  with  the  Father,  and  with  His  Son  Jesus 
Christ ;  and  be  ye  steadfast,  unmovable,  always  abounding 
in  the  work  of  the  Lord. 

Let  us  pray : 

0  righteous  God,  most  merciful  Father,  we  bewail  our 
sins  before  Thy  most  high  Majesty,  and  confess  that  we 
have  deserved  the  sorrow  and  pain  which  we  have  felt  in 
the  separation  of  a  fellow-member  from  Thy  Church.  But 
we  beseech  Thee,  for  Christ's  sake,  be  Thou  gracious  unto 
us  ;  forgive  our  iniquities,  for  we  mourn  over  them  ;  and 
work  in  our  hearts  more  and  more  of  a  godly  sorrow  not 
to  be  repented  of;  that  we  may  fear  the  judgments  which 
Thou  dost  send  upon  the  stiff-necked  and  rebellious,  and 
give  all  diligence  to  walk  worthy  of  the  Lord  unto  all 
pleasing.  And  as  Thou  hast  no  pleasure  in  the  death  of 
the  sinner,  but  wilt  have  all  men  to  be  converted  and  live ; 
and  as  the  door  of  Thy  Church  is  always  open  to  those 
who  return  to  Thee  with  true  penitence,  we  pray,  O 
most  merciful  Father,  for  grace  to  walk  before  Thee  in  all 
holiness,  and  to  admonish  this  excommunicated  person  in 
humility  and  love,  that  through  Thy  good  Spirit  he  may 
be  made  sorry  after  a  godly  manner  for  his  sins,  and  re- 


264  RESTORATION. 

stored  to  Thy  favor.     May  we  soon  have  cause  to  rejoice 
over  him  for  whom  we  now  have  sorrow  of  heart,  that  Thy 
name  may  be  praised  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
R.  Amen. 


[The  restoration  of  a  penitent  shall  take  place  in  connection  with  tho 
preparation  for  the  Holy  Communion,  or  else  on  the  preceding  Sunday.] 

An  excommunicated  person  desiring  to  be  restored  to  the  communion  of  the 
Church,  the  Minister  and  Elders  shall  make  diligent  inquiry  into  his  state 
of  mind  and  manner  of  life ;  and,  if  he  give  sufficient  evidence  of  being 
truly  penitent  on  account  of  his  errors  and  sins,  the  Minister  shall  make 
the  following  announcement  to  the  Congregation,  at  least  one  week  before 
the  time  appointed  for  his  restoration. 

Beloved  in  the  Lord  :  It  is  our  privilege  to  announce 
to  you  to-day,  that  our  fellow-member,  iV7".  iV7".,  who  was 
cut  off  from  our  communion,  has,  by  this  remedy,  as  also 
by  good  admonitions  and  your  Christian  pikers,  come  so 
far,  that  he  is  ashamed  of  his  sins,  and  desires  to  be  re- 
admitted to  the  fellowship  of  the  Church. 

We  have  made  diligent  inquiry  into  his  spiritual  state 
and  manner  of  life,  and  have  good  reason  to  believe  that 
he  has  forsaken  his  wickedness,  and  turns  to  the  Lord 
with  a  broken  and  a  contrite  heart.  Since  then,  we  are 
in  duty  bound,  by  the  command  of  God,  to  receive  such 
persons  with  joy,  and  yet  it  is  necessary  to  proceed  herein 
according  to  good  order,  we  do  hereby  make  known  to 
you  that  we  propose,  in  connection  with  the  preparation 
for  the  next  Communion,  to  loose  this  excommunicated 
member  from  the  bond  of  excommunication,  and  admit 
him  again  to  the  privileges  of  the  Church  ;  except  any  one 
of  you  may  know  any  just  cause  why  this  ought  not  to 
be  done ;  in  which  case  it  will  be  your  duty  to  give  us 


RESTORATION.  265 

notice  of  the  same  in  due  time.  Meanwhile,  let  every  one 
thank  the  Lord  for  the  mercy  shown  to  this  erring 
brother,  and  beseech  Him  to  perfect  his  work  in  him  to 
his  eternal  salvation.     Amen. 

At  the  appointed  time,  if  no  impediment  be  alleged,  the  Penitent,  coming 
forward,  shall  kneel  before  the  altar,  and  the  Minister  shall  say  to  the  Con- 
gregation : 

Beloved  Brethren  :  We  have,  on  a  previous  occasion, 
informed  you  of  the  repentance  of  our  fellow-member, 
N.  N.,  in  order,  that  with  your  knowledge  and  approval,  he 
might  again  be  received  into  the  Church  of  Christ.  And 
inasmuch  as  no  one  has,  in  the  meantime,  brought  any 
charge  against  him,  we  shall  now  proceed  to  his  formal  and 
solemn  restoration,  according  to  the  authority  of  the  Gospel. 

Our  Lord  Jesus  Christ  declares  that  whatsoever  his  min- 
isters shall  loose  on  earth,  shall  be  loosed  in  heaven;  whereby 
he  gives  us  to  understand  that,  when  any  person  is  ex- 
communicated from  the  Church,  he  is  not  at  once  cut  off 
thereby  from  all  hope  of  being  saved,  but  may  again  be 
loosed  from  the  bonds  of  condemnation.  And,  as  God  de- 
clares in  his  "Word,  that  he  has  no  pleasure  in  the  death 
of  the  wicked,  but  that  the  wicked  turn  from  his  way 
and  live,  the  Church  always  hopes  for  the  conversion  of 
her  back-slidden  children,  and  keeps  her  bosom  open  for 
those  who  truly  repent.  Accordingly,  the  Apostle  Paul 
commanded  that  the  Corinthian  offender,  who  by  his  di- 
rection had  been  cut  off  from  the  Church,  should  be  again 
received  and  comforted,  lest  perhaps  such  a  one  might  be 
swallowed  up  with  overmuch  sorrow. 

Our  Lord  teaches  us  also,  that  the  sentence  of  absolu- 
tion which  is  passed  upon  such  a  converted  sinner,  ac- 
cording to  the  Word  of  God,  is  accounted  sure  and  firm 
by  the  Lord.  Wherefore  no  one  who  truly  repents, 
ought  to  doubt  in  the  least  that  he  is  assuredly  received 
by  God  in  mercy ;  for  Christ  saith,  Whosesoever  sins  ye 
remit,  they  are  remitted  u  nto  them. 
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266  RESTORATION. 

Here  let  the  assisting  Elders  rise,  when  the  Minister,  addressing  the  Penitent, 
shall  proceed : 

Now,  therefore  I  ask  thee,  N.  K,  dost  thou  declare 
with  all  thy  heart,  before  God  and  His  Church,  that  thou 
art  sincerely  sorry  for  the  sin  and  stubbornness  for  which 
thou  hast  been  justly  excommunicated,  and  dost  thou 
desire  to  be  re-admitted  into  the  communion  of  the 
Church  of  Christ,  and  promise  henceforth  to  live  in  all 
godliness,  according  to  the  command  of  the  Lord  ? 

Ans.  I  do. 

Then  the  Minister  shall  further  say : 

And  now,  in  the  name  and  by  the  authority  of  Christ 
and  His  Church,  I  announce  to  you  the  pardon  of  your 
sins ;  I  release  you  from  the  bond  of  the  excommunication 
which  you  have  incurred ;  receive  you  and  restore  you 
to  the  fellowship  of  Christ,  to  the  communion  of  saints, 
to  the  use  of  the  sacraments,  and  all  the  other  means  of 
grace.  The  God  of  all  grace,  who  hath  had  pity  upon  you, 
and  who  hath  given  you  repentance  unto  life,  confirm  you 
therein  unto  the  end,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 

Here  the  Penitent  shall  rise : 

Seeing  then,  my  brother,  that  God  hath  received  you 
into  grace,  be  careful  to  watch  henceforward  continually, 
that  Satan,  the  world,  and  your  flesh,  may  not  cause  you 
to  fall  again  into  sin.  Bring  forth  fruits  meet  for  repent- 
ance ;  and,  as  God  has  forgiven  you  much,  love  Him  much, 
and  walk  before  Him  in  newness  of  life. 

And  ye,  my  brethren,  receive  this  poor  penitent  with 
joy  and  tenderness ;  praise  God  for  his  return,  and  rejoice 
ye  with  the  angels  of  Heaven  over  this  sinner  who  comes 
to-day  to  repentance;  for  he  was  dead  and  is  alive  again, 
he  was  lost  and  is  found.  Since  God  has  forgiven  and  re- 
ceived him,  let  no  one  despise  him  ;  look  no  longer  upon 
him  as  a  stranger,  but  love  him  as  a  brother,  and  count 


RESTORATION.  267 

Mm  a  fellow-citizen  with  the  saints,  and  of  the  household 
of  God.  But  let  each  one  also  profit  by  the  example  of 
his  fall.  Put  on  the  whole  armor  of  God,  that  ye  may  be 
able  to  stand  against  the  wiles  of  the  devil.  For  we 
wrestle  not  against  flesh  and  blood,  but  against  princi- 
palities, against  powers,  against  the  rulers  of  the  darkness 
of  this  world,  against  spiritual  wickedness  in  high  places. 
Wherefore,  take  unto  you  the  whole  armor  of  God,  that 
ye  may  be  able  to  withstand  in  the  evil  day,  and  having 
done  all  to  stand. 

Let  us  return  thanks  to  the  Lord  for  the  conversion  of 
our  brother,  and  implore  His  mercy  for  him,  and  for  our- 
selves. 

O  gracious  God,  our  Heavenly  Father,  we  thank  Thee 
through  Jesus  Christ  Thy  Son,  that  it  hath  pleased  Thee 
to  grant  unto  our  brother,  who  is  here  present,  repentance 
unto  life,  and  to  give  us  occasion  to  rejoice  over  his  con- 
version. We  beseech  Thee  to  ratify  in  Heaven,  that 
which  we  have  now  done  in  his  behalf  on  the  earth.  May 
he  be  more  and  more  assured  in  his  heart  of  the  pardon 
of  his  sins,  that  thereby  he  may  be  comforted  and  ani- 
mated for  Thy  service.  Restore  unto  him  the  joy  of  Thy 
salvation  ;  and  let  Thy  free  spirit  uphold  him,  that  he  may 
walk  in  Thy  ways  steadfastly  all  the  days  of  his  life.  As 
he  has  offended  many  by  his  sins,  so  may  he  edify  many 
by  his  conversion.  And  grant  us  all  grace,  we  beseech 
Thee,  that  we  may  learn  from  this  example  to  hold  sin  in 
abhorrence,  and  to  fear  Thee.  Deliver  us  in  the  hour  of 
temptation.  Suffer  none  of  us  to  draw  back,  nor  to  fall 
into  sin,  and  dishonor  Thy  Church ;  but  may  we  hold  fast 
our  profession,  and  abide  faithful  unto  the  end,  that  we 
may  receive  the  crown  of  life :  all  which  we  ask  through 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  to  whom  with  Thee  and  the  Holy 
Ghost,  be  honor  and  glory,  world  without  end. 

R.  Amen. 


LAYING  OF  A  CORNER-STONE. 


When  the  people  have  assembled  at  the  spot  where  the  new  church  is  to  be 
built,  the  Minister,  standing  near  the  corner-stone,  shall  say : 

Dearly  Beloved  Brethren  :  It  is  right  and  proper,  in 
all  our  doings,  to  beseech  Almighty  God  for  His  most 
gracious  direction  and  help ;  but,  especially,  as  we  are 
now  assembled  to  begin  a  house,  which  is  to  be  set  apart 
for  His  honor  and  service ;  for  the  worship  of  His  holy 
Name,  the  preaching  of  His  holy  Gospel,  and  the  admin- 
istration of  His  holy  Sacraments :  let  us  therefore  devoutly 
look  up  to  him  for  assistance,  protection  and  blessing. 

Let  us  pray : 

Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  who  art  always  more 
ready  to  hear  than  we  are  to  pray,  and  art  wont  to  give 
more  than  either  we  desire  or  deserve,  grant  us,  we  be- 
seech Thee,  the  fulness  of  Thy  mercy.  Prosper  and  bless 
the  work  which  we  have  here  undertaken,  that,  by  Thy 
favor  it  may  promote  Thy  glory,  and  secure  the  salvation 
of  many  souls :  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

Our  Father,  &c. 

Here  the  Minister  shall  read  the  96th  Psalm : 

Oh  sing  unto  the  Lord  a  new  song :  sing  unto  the  Lord,  all  the 
earth.  Sing  unto  the  Lord,  bless  his  name ;  show  forth  his  salva- 
tion from  day  to  day.  Declare  his  glory  among  the  heathen,  his 
wonders  among  all  people.  For  the  Lord  is  great,  and  greatly  to 
oe  praised  :  he  is  to  be  feared  above  all  gods.     For  all  the  gods  of 

(268; 


LAYING    OF    A    CORNER-STONE.  269 

the  nations  arc  idols:  but  the  Lord  made  the  heavens.  Honor  and 
majesty  are  before  him  :  strength  and  beauty  are  in  his  sanctuary. 
Give  unto  the  Lord,  0  ye  kindreds  of  the  people,  give  unto  the 
Lord  glory  and  strength.  Give  unto  the  Lord  the  glory  due  unto 
his  name :  bring  an  offering,  and  come  into  his  courts.  Oh  worship 
the  Lord  in  the  beauty  of  holiness :  fear  before  him,  all  the  earth. 
Say  among  the  heathen  that  the  Lord  reigneth  :  the  world  also  shall 
be  established  that  it  shall  not  be  moved  :  he  shall  judge  the  people 
righteously.  Let  the  heavens  rejoice,  and  let  the  earth  be  glad ; 
let  the  sea  roar,  and  the  fulness  thereof.  Let  the  field  be  joyful, 
and  all  that  is  therein  :  then  shall  all  the  trees  of  the  wood  rejoice 
before  the  Lord:  for  he  cometh,  for  he  coraeth  to  judge  the  earth  : 
he  shall  judge  the  world  with  righteousness,  and  the  people  with 
his  truth. 

Here,  the  inscription  of  the  corner-stone,  if  it  have  any,  being  read,  the  Min- 
ister shall  proceed  to  put  into  it  the  several  articles  which  it  is  to  contain, 
naming  them  as  he  does  so  one  by  one ;  after  which,  the  stone  being  laid 
in  its  place,  he  shall  say : 

Our  help  is  in  the  name  of  the  Lord,  who  made  heaven 
and  earth. 

Except  the  Lord  build  the  house,  they  labor  in  vain 
that  build  it. 

Placing  his  hand  upon  the  stone,  he  shall  then  say: 

In  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and  of  the 
Holy  Ghost.    A  men.     I  lay  the  corner-stone  of  an  edifice, 

to  be  here  erected  under  the  name  of Church,  and 

devoted  to  the  worship  of  Almighty  God,  agreeably  to 
the  principles  and  usages  of  the  German  Reformed  Church 
in  the  United  States  of  America. 

Other  foundation  can  no  man  lay,  than  that  is  laid, 
which  is  Jesus  Christ ;  who  is  God  over  all,  blessed  for- 
ever; in  whom  we  have  redemption  through  His  blood, 
even  the  forgiveness  of  sins. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to  the 
Holy  Ghost :  as  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever 
shall  be,  world  without  end.     Amen. 
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270  LAYING    OF    A    CORNER-STONE. 

Then  shall  the  Minister  say  : 

Let  us  now  unite  in  the  profession  of  our  holy  Chris- 
tian faith : 

I  BELIEVE,  &C. 

Then  shall  he  say : 

Let  us  pray : 

Blessed  be  Thy  name.  O  Lord,  that  it  hath  pleased 
Thee  to  put  it  into  the  hearts  of  Thy  servants  to  com- 
mence the  erection  of  a  building,  in  which  Thy  holy 
Name  is  to  be  worshipped,  the  messages  of  reconciliation 
proclaimed,  and  the  means  and  pledges  of  Thy  grace  and 
mercy  administered.  Prosper  Thou  them,  O  God,  in 
this  their  undertaking.  Guard  by  Thy  providence  every- 
thing which  may  appertain  to  the  building,  which  is  now 
begun  in  Thy  fear.  Excite  the  skill  and  animate  the 
industry  of  the  superintendents  and  workmen.  Shield 
them  from  all  accidents  and  dangers.  And  grant  unto 
them,  and  all  of  us  here  present,  the  influences  of  Thy 
Divine  Spirit,  so  that  we  may  become  in  soul  and  body 
living  temples  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  and  be  prepared  for 
that  eternal  city  which  hath  foundations,  whose  builder 
and  maker  is  God :  all  which  we  ask  through  the  abun- 
dant merits  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ,  who 
liveth  and  reigneth  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  ever 
one  God,  world  without  end.     Amen. 

Here  an  address  may  be  delivered.     After  which,  a  collection  being  made, 
the  service  shall  be  concluded  with  a  Hymn  and  the  Apostolic  Benediction. 


CONSECRATION  OF  A  CHURCH 


The  service  shall  open  with  the  following  Canticle,  to  be  said  or  sung. 

Arise,  O  Lord,  into  Thy  rest ;  Thou  and  the  ark  of  Thy  strength. 
Let  Thy  priests  be  clothed  with  righteousness ;  and  let  Thy  saints 
shout  for  joy. 

O  Thou  that  dwellest  between  the  cherubim,  shine  forth. 

Make  a  joyful  noise  unto  God  all  ye  lands.  Serve  the  Lord  with 
gladness :  enter  into  His  gates  with  thanksgiving,  and  into  His 
courts  with  praise. 

Who  shall  ascend  into  the  hill  of  the  Lord  ?  and  who  shall  stand 
in  His  holy  place? 

He  that  hath  clean  hands,  and  a  clean  heart ;  who  hath  not  lifted 
up  his  soul  unto  vanity,  nor  sworn  deceitfully.  He  shall  receive  the 
blessing  from  the  Lord,  and  righteousness  from  the  God  of  his  sal- 
vation. 

Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates ;  and  be  ye  lift  up,  ye  everlasting 
doors,  and  the  King  of  glory  shaU  come  in. 

Who  is  this  King  of  glory  ?  The  Lord  strong  and  mighty,  the 
Lord  mighty  in  battle. 

Lift  up  your  heads,  O  ye  gates ;  even  lift  them  up,  ye  everlasting 
doors,  and  the  King  of  glory  shall  come  in. 

Who  is  this  King  of  glory  ?  The  Lord  of  hosts,  he  is  the  King 
of  glory. 

Then  shall  the  Minister  say: 

Let  us  pray : 

O  eternal  God,  mighty  in  power,  and  of  majesty  incom- 
prehensible, whom  the  heaven  of  heavens  cannot  contain, 
much  less  the  walls  of  temples  made  with  hands,  to  Thee 
alone  be  praise  and  adoration,  from  all  the  hosts  of  heaven 
and  all  who  dwell  upon  the  earth.     With  hearts  full  of 

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272  CONSECRATION    OF    A    CHURCH. 

joy  and  gratitude  we  are  now  assembled  in  this  house, 
built  to  the  honor  of  Thy  great  name.  Send  down  upon 
us  all  Thy  Holy  Spirit,  that  we  may  lift  up  holy  hands  to 
Thee,  and  worship  Thee  with  pure  hearts.  0  God,  who 
art  from  everlasting  to  everlasting,  hear  us  for  the  sake 
of  Thy  dear  Son,  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen 

Here  a  suitable  portion  of  Scripture  shall  be  read ;  after  which  the  84th 
Psalm,  or  a  Hymn  shall  be  sung.     Then  the  Minister  shall  say : 

Dearly  Beloved  in  the  Lord  :  God,  our  heavenly 
Father,  in  all  ages  of  the  Church,  has  approved  the  act? 
of  devout  and  holy  men,  who,  moved  either  by  His  ex- 
press command,  or  by  the  secret  inspiration  of  His  blessed 
Spirit,  have  erected  sanctuaries  for  His  worship,  and  sepa- 
rated them  from  all  common  use,  that  they  might  be 
sacred  places,  wholly  consecrated  to  Him. 

We,  a  congregation  of  His  servants,  animated  by  the 
pious  example  of  those  that  have  gone  before  us,  sustained 
by  the  grace  of  God,  and  directed  by  His  Spirit,  have 
built  this  house  to  the  honor  of  His  great  name ;  and  we 
are  now  together  before  God,  that  we  may,  by  a  solemn 
act  of  worship,  devote  it  to  its  intended  use  and  purpose. 

First  of  all,  then,  under  a  deep  and  lively  sense  of  the 
mercy  and  favor  of  our  heavenly  Father,  let  us  say  as 
with  one  accord :  Blessed  be  the  Lord  our  God,  who  hath 
with  His  hand  fulfilled  the  desires  of  our  hearts,  enabling 
us  to  build  this  house,  that  His  name  may  be  recorded 
here  !  To  Him  be  glory,  as  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is 
now,  and  ever  shall  be,  world  without  end. 

R.  Amen. 

The  Lord  hath  chosen  Zion ;  He  hath  desired  it  for  His 
habitation.  This  is  my  rest  forever :  Here  will  I  dwell : 
for  I  have  desired  it.  I  will  abundantly  bless  her  provi- 
sion :  I  will  satisfy  her  poor  with  bread. 

Great  is  the  Lord,  and  greatly  to  be  praised  in  the  city 


CONSECRATION    OF    A    CHURCH.  273 

of  our  God,  in  the  mountain  of  His  holiness.  Beautiful 
for  situation,  the  joy  of  the  whole  earth,  is  Mount  Zion, 
the  city  of  the  great  King.  God  is  known  in  her  palaces 
for  a  refuge. 

The  Lord  loveth  the  gates  of  Zion  more  than  all  the 
dwellings  of  Jacoh.     Glorious  things  are  spoken  of  thee, 

0  city  of  God.  Of  Zion  it  shall  be  said,  This  and  that 
man  was  born  in  her :  and  the  Highest  himself  shall  es- 
tablish her.  The  Lord  shall  count,  when  he  writeth  up 
the  people,  that  this  man  was  born  there. 

The  Lord  is  in  His  holy  temple :  let  all  the  earth  keep 
silence  before  Him. 
R.  Amen. 

Accompany  me  now  with  your  hearts  and  voices,  while 

1  pronounce  the  articles  of  our  Catholic  Christian  faith : 

I  believe,  &c. 

The  Minister  shall  then  say : 

The  Congregation  who  are  now  assembled  in  this  place 
have  erected  this  house  for  the  worship  of  God,  and  desire 
that  it  be  solemnly  set  apart  to  that  object.     They  have 

given  to  it  the  name  of ;  and  by  this  name  we 

do  now  set  it  apart,  and  dedicate  it  to  the  worship  of  the 
Triune  God,  the  Father,  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost. 
Henceforth  let  it  be  a  house  of  God,  where  His  name  shall 
be  honored,  and  His  gospel  shall  be  proclaimed,  and  His 
blessings  shall  descend  from  heaven  upon  His  children. 
Amen. 

All  kneeling,  the  Minister  shall  proceed : 

Let  us  pray. 

O  Lord  our  God,  there  is  no  God  beside  Thee.  Thou 
alone  art  worthy  to  receive  adoration  and  praise ;  for  Thou 
hast  made  all  things,  and  by  Thee  they  continue  to  exist. 
Great  and  marvellous  are  Thy  works,  Lord  God  Almighty ! 
Just  and  true  are  Thy  ways,  Thou  King  of  saints !  Who 
would  not  fear  Thee,  0  Lord,  and  magnify  Thy  name  ? 

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274  CONSECRATION    OF    A    CHURCH. 

For  Thou  art  holy,  and  all  nations  shall  come  to  worship 
before  Thee,  when  they  learn  the  joy  of  Thy  salvation. 
Glory  be  to  Thy  name,  that  we  are  permitted  to  know 
Thee,  the  only  true  God,  and  Jesus  Christ  whom  Thou 
hast  sent ;  and  through  this  knowledge  to  obtain  pardon, 
sanctification,  and  eternal  life. 

We  give  Thee  thanks,  O  God,  for  the  foundation  of  Thy 
Church  on  earth ;  for  Thy  sacred  oracles ;  for  the  ministry 
of  Thy  word ;  and  for  Thy  holy  sacraments.  "We  thank 
Thee,  that,  by  Thy  providence,  this  house  has  been  erected 
for  the  worship  of  Thy  name,  that  the  gospel  of  Thy  Son 
may  be  proclaimed  in  it,  that  sinners  may  be  called  to  re- 
pentance, and  that  Thy  people  may  be  edified  unto  life  eter- 
nal. We  pray  Thee  now  to  accept  the  work  of  our  hands. 
Let  this  house  be  indeed  a  house  of  God.  Let  Thy  pre- 
sence be  in  it,  and  dwell  Thou  in  the  midst  of  the  assem- 
bly that  shall  worship  here.  Give  to  it  Ministers  of  Thy 
Gospel,  who  shall  be  men  after  Thine  own  heart,  and  own 
and  bless  their  labors.  Pour  out  Thy  Spirit  upon  them, 
that  sinners  maybe  converted  from  darkness  to  light,  and 
from  the  power  of  Satan  unto  God,  and  Thy  people  built 
up  more  and  more  in  their  holy  faith.  When  Thy  holy 
word  is  read  and  preached  in  this  place,  and  the  holy 
sacraments  are  administered,  send  down  upon  the  congre- 
gation the  dews  of  Thy  heavenly  grace.  When  Thy 
people  bring  to  Thee  their  thanksgiving  for  the  gifts  of 
Thy  providence,  accept  their  offering,  and  bless  them  in 
it,  that  their  joy  may  be  full.  And  when,  in  seasons  of 
calamity  and  distress,  they  humble  themselves  before 
Thee,  and  implore  Thy  mercy,  hear  Thou  in  heaven,  and 
pity  them ;  forgive  their  sins  that  may  have  provoked 
Thy  displeasure,  and  deliver  them ;  or  comfort  and  sup- 
port them  under  their  trials,  and  sanctify  their  affliction 
unto  them,  that  it  may  bring  forth,  in  due  time,  the  peace- 
able fruits  of  righteousness.  Cause  Thy  name,  O  Lord, 
to  be  hallowed,  Thy  kingdom  to  come,  and  Thy  will 


CONSECRATION    OF    A     CHURCH.  275 

to  be  done,  by  means  of  tbis  house,  both  among  the  con- 
gregation who  shall  worship  in  it,  and  in  the  community 
among  which  they  dwell ;  that  our  labor  be  not  in  vain ; 
that  there  may  be  joy  in  heaven  over  sinners  who  repent, 
and  that  we  all  may  have  confidence,  and  not  be  ashamed 
in  the  presence  of  the  Lord  Jesus  at  His  coming. 

Hear  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  0  God  of  all  grace,  Father 
of  all  light,  and  Fountain  of  all  good.  Let  our  prayer 
come  up  before  Thee,  and  be  acceptable,  through  the 
merit  of  Jesus  Christ ;  and  do  unto  us  according  to  Thy 
great  mercy  and  love.  And  unto  Thee,  the  King  eternal, 
immortal,  and  invisible ;  who  alone  art  mighty,  wise,  and 
good  ;  w7ho  dwellest  in  light  which  no  man  can  approach 
unto  and  live;  unto  Thee  be  all  glory,  through  Jesus 
Christ,  in  heaven  and  on  earth,  forever  and  ever.     Amen. 

Here  a  collection  may  be  taken  up ;  and,  after  the  singing  of  a  suitable 
Hymn,  the  Sermon  and  other  parts  of  worship  shall  follow. 


CONSECRATION  OF  A  BURIAL-GROUND. 


"When  the  people  are  assembled  in  the  church,  or  on  the  ground,  the  exer- 
cises shall  begin  with  an  Invocation  and  a  suitable  Hymn  or  Anthem. 
Then  the  Minister  shall  read  the  90th  Psalm,  after  -which,  the  people  stand- 
ing, he  shall  pray  as  follows : 

O  Thou  ever  blessed  Mediator,  who  wast  dead  but 
livest  forever,  of  whom  the  whole  family  in  heaven  and 
earth  is  named,  and  who  hast  knit  all  Thy  saints  in  one 
communion  unto  life  eternal,  in  that  mystical  body  of 
which  Thou  art  the  glorious  and  everlasting  Head,  grant 
us  grace  so  to  follow  Thy  blessed  saints,  who  have  gone 
before  us,  in  the  faith  and  fellowship  of  Thy  holy  Church, 
that  we  may  come  to  those  unspeakable  joys,  which  Thou 
hast  prepared  for  all  that  love  Thee,  from  the  foundation 
of  the  world. 

R.  Amen. 

After  prayer  the  Minister  shall  read  the  following  Lessons : 

The  First  Lesson,  Gen.  xxiii. 

The  Second  Lesson,  1  Cor.  xv.,  12-26. 

Then  another  Hymn  or  Anthem  shall  be  sung,  after  which  a  suitable  Sermon 
or  Address  may  be  delivered. 

Then  the  Minister  shall  say : 

In  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and  of  the 
Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 

Dearly  Beloved  :  The  Holy  Scriptures  in  divers  places 
instruct  us  to  put  honor  upon  our  bodies.  God  the  Father 
has  formed  our  bodies  fearfully  and  wonderfully,  and 

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»ade  their  destinies  one  with  that  of  our  spirits.  God 
the  Son  has  honored  our  bodies,  by  assuming  the  form 
and  fashion  of  a  man  in  His  glorious  incarnation,  so  that 
His  people  are  flesh  of  His  flesh  and  bone  of  His  bones. 
Our  bodies  are  members  of  Christ;  and  we  are  encou- 
raged to  look  for  the  Saviour,  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ :  who 
shall  change  our  vile  body,  that  it  may  be  fashioned  like 
unto  His  glorious  body,  according  to  the  working  whereby 
He  is  able  even  to  subdue  all  things  unto  Himself.  God 
the  Holy  Ghost  has  put  honor  upon  our  bodies  in  making 
them  His  temples.  We  are,  moreover,  assured  that  He 
who  raised  up  Christ  from  the  dead  shall  also  quicken  our 
mortal  bodies  by  His  Spirit  that  dwelleth  in  us.  Hence, 
having  the  first  fruits  of  the  Spirit,  we  wait  for  the  adop- 
tion, even  the  redemption  of  our  body. 

With  the  whole  Church  of  all  ages,  we  believe  in  the  re- 
surrection of  the  body.  We  know  that  the  dead  in 
Christ  shall  rise  again.  I  am  the  Resurrection  and  the 
Life,  saith  the  Lord :  he  that  believeth  in  Me,  though  he 
were  dead,  yet  shall  he  live.  Behold,  I  show  you  a  mys- 
tery ;  we  shall  not  all  sleep,  but  we  shall  all  be  changed, 
in  a  moment,  in  the  twinkling  of  an  eye,  at  the  last 
trump ;  for  the  trumpet  shall  sound,  and  the  dead  shall 
be  raised  incorruptible,  and  we  shall  be  changed.  For 
this  corruptible  must  put  on  incorruption,  and  this  mortal 
must  put  on  immortality.  I  know  that  my  Redeemer 
liveth,  and  that  He  shall  stand  in  the  latter  day  upon  the 
earth ;  and  though  after  my  skin  worms  destroy  this  body, 
yet  in  my  flesh  shall  I  see  God. 

Such  being  the  honor  bestowed  upon  the  bodies  of  the 
saints,  and  such  being  the  promises  graciously  delivered 
unto  us  concerning  them,  it  is  most  meet  and  right,  and 
we  are  strongly  urged  thereto  by  decency  and  piety,  as 
well  as  by  Scripture,  to  cause  that  the  bodies  of  the  de- 
parted which  rest  in  hope  may  also  rest  in  honor  and  peace. 

We  find  that  in  the  beginning  the  holy  patriarch  Abra- 
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278         CONSECRATION    OF    A    BURIAL-GROUND. 

ham,  who  was  the  father  of  the  faithful,  did  not  wish  to 
bury  his  dead  in  a  common  place,  nor  yet  among  the  bo- 
dies of  the  surrounding  Gentiles,  but  purchased  a  burying- 
place,  even  the  field  of  Machpelah,  which  became  the  per- 
manent cemetery  of  his  descendants.  There  he  buried 
Sarah  his  wife :  there  he  himself  was  buried :  there  they 
buried  Isaac  his  son,  and  Rebecca  his  wife :  and  there 
afterwards  they  buried  Jacob  and  Leah.  Thus  did  the 
faithful  of  old,  who  trusted  in  God,  solemnly  set  apart 
for  themselves  a  place  of  burial ;  whose  children  we  are 
if  we  do  their  works  and  walk  in  the  ways  of  their  faith. 

We  read,  also,  that  Joseph  of  Arimathea,  a  disciple  of 
Jesus,  who  waited  for  the  kingdom  of  God,  had  a  sepul- 
chre prepared  in  a  garden,  hewn  out  of  a  rock.  Into 
this  they  laid  the  precious  body  of  Jesus  in  the  repose  of 
death,  guarding  it  against  all  desecration  by  rolling  a 
great  stone  to  the  door,  and  setting  a  seal  upon  it. 

Imitating  this  example  of  holy  men,  and  led  by  the 
devout  and  tender  spirit  of  the  Church  in  all  ages,  and 
acting  agreeably  to  our  reason  and  sense  of  the  fitness  of 
things,  we  have  met  in  a  solemn  manner  to  set  apart  this 
spot  to  its  intended  use. 

The  name  of  this  ground  is 

Under  this  name  we  separate  it  from  all  common  and 
secular  use,  and  consecrate  it  as  a  place  of  burial  and 
repose  for  the  bodies  of  the  dead,  until  the  resurrection 
of  the  last  day:  In  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the 
Son,  and  of  the  Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 

Reign,  thou  Spirit  of  Peace,  over  this  consecrated  spot. 
Rest  here  in  hope,  ye  who  fall  asleep  in  Jesus :  Rest  till 
the  welcome  voice  of  invitation  shall  break  your  slum- 
ber, and  sound  aloud  through  your  silent  mansions; 
Awake  and  sing,  ye  that  dwell  in  dust. 

Let  us  pray. 

Here  a  free  Prayer,  or  the  concluding  prayer  of  the  first  Burial  Service  (pp. 
285-6), -shpll  be  offered,  and  the  service  closed  by  the  Benediction. 


PUBLIC  RECEPTION  OF  IMMIGRANTS. 


As  early  as  convenient  after  the  arrival  of  Christian  brethren  from  a  foreign 
land,  they  shall  come  into  the  Church,  on  the  occasion  of  a  public  service, 
or  ai  any  other  time  appointed  for  that  purpose,  to  render  thanksgiving 
to  God  for  His  goodness  in  bringing  them  safely  through  the  dangers  of 
the  Sea,  and  that  they  may  be  publicly  commended  to  the  Christian  fellow- 
ship and  sympathies  of  the  Congregation.  Either  at  the  beginning  or  the 
close  of  the  regular  service,  at  the  discretion  of  the  Minister,  the  newly 
arrived  brethren  shall  be  invited  to  come  forward  and  stand  around  the 
altar.  Then  the  Minister  shall  announce  to  the  Congregation  their  names, 
and  at  his  discretion  read  such  credentials  as  they  may  have  brought  from 
their  fatherland,  and  give  any  information  he  may  possess  concerning  their 
previous  life  and  Christian  character.  Whereupon,  the  Congregation 
standing,  the  Minister  shall  say  : 

O  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for  His  goodness,  and  for  His 
wonderful  works  to  the  children  of  men  ! 

And  let  them  sacrifice  the  sacrifices  of  thanksgiving,  and  declare 
His  works  with  rejoicing. 

They  that  go  down  to  the  sea  in  ships,  that  do  business  in  great 
waters;  they  see  the  works  of  the  Lord,  and  His  wonders  in  the 
deep. 

For  He  commandeth,  and  raiseth  the  stormy  wind,  which  lifteth 
up  the  waves  thereof. 

They  mount  up  to  the  heaven,  they  go  down  again  to  the  depths  : 
their  soul  is  melted  because  of  trouble. 

They  reel  to  and  fro,  and  stagger  like  a  drunken  man,  and  are  at 
their  wits  end. 

Then  they  cry  unto  the  Lord  in  their  trouble,  and  He  bringeth 
them  out  of  their  distresses. 

He  maketh  the  storm  a  calm,  so  that  the  waves  thereof  are  still. 

Then  are  they  glad  because  they  be  quiet ;  so  he  bringeth  them 
into  their  desired  haven. 


280  RECEPTION    OF    IMMIGRANTS. 

0  that  men  would  praise  the  Lord  for  His  goodness,  and  for  His 
wonderful  works  to  the  children  of  men  ! 

Let  them  exalt  Him  also  in  the  congregation  of  the  people,  and 
praise  Him  in  the  assembly  of  the  elders. 

R.  Amen. 

Then  the  Minister,  addressing  the  Congregation,  shall  say : 

Dearly  beloved  :  Here,  in  the  presence  of  the  Lord,  you 
behold  Christian  brethren,  whom  God  in  His  providence, 
and  through  His  great  mercy,  has  preserved  amid  the 
perils  of  the  great  deep,  and  brought  safely  hither  from  a 
foreign  land.  Though  strangers  in  the  flesh,  they  are 
brethren  in  the  spirit,  fellow-citizens  with  the  Saints,  and 
of  the  household  of  God ;  having  obtained  like  precious 
faith  with  us  through  the  righteousness  of  God  and  our 
Saviour  Jesus  Christ. 

Hear  therefore  what  the  Lord  commands  you  concern- 
ing strangers : 

If  a  stranger  sojourn  with  you,  or  whosoever  be  among  you  in 
your  generations )  as  ye  do,  so  he  shall  do. 

One  ordinance  shall  be  both  for  you  of  the  congregation,  and  also 
for  the  stranger  that  sojourneth  with  you,  an  ordinance  forever  in 
your  congregations :  as  ye  are,  so  shall  the  stranger  be  before  the 
Lord. 

One  law  and  one  manner  shall  be  for  you,  and  for  the  stranger 
that  sojourneth  with  you. 

And  if  a  stranger  sojourn  with  thee  in  your  land,  ye  shall  not 
vex  him. 

But  the  stranger  that  dwelleth  with  you  shall  be  unto  you  as  one 
born  among  you,  and  thou  shalt  love  him  as  thyself :  I  am  the  Lord 
your  God. 

As  in  the  glorified  Church  in  heaven,  there  are  found 
before  the  throne  praising  God  of  all  nations,  and  kin- 
dreds, and  people,  and  tongues ;  so  also  in  the  Church  on 
earth,  there  is  no  difference  between  one  nation  and  an- 
other, but  Christ  is  all,  and  in  all.  For  as  the  body  is 
one,  and  hath  many  members,  and  all  the  members  of 
that  one  body,  being  many,  are  one  body,  so  also  is  Christ. 


KECEPTION    OF    IMMIGRANTS.  281 

For  by  one  spirit  are  we  all  baptized  into  one  body, 
whether  we  be  Jews  or  Gentiles  ;  and  have  all  been  made 
to  drink  into  one  spirit.  As  St.  Paul  commended  Phebe 
to  the  church  at  Rome,  so  we  commend  these  brethren 
to  you ;  and  entreat,  that  ye  receive  them  in  the  Lord,  as 
becometh  saints,  and  that  ye  assist  them  in  whatsoever 
business  they  have  need  of  you  :  be  not  forgetful  to  en- 
tertain strangers:  for  thereby  some  have  entertained 
angels  unawares. 

Then  the  Minister,  addressing  the  Brethren  at  the  altar,  shall  say : 

Dearly  beloved  :  Though  you  are  no  more  in  your  earth- 
ly fatherland,  you  are  still  in  the  land  of  your  Heavenly 
Father.  All  lands  and  all  nations  are  His  ;  and  He  is  as 
nigh  to  you  here,  as  He  was  in  the  land  whence  ye  came. 
He  will  still  be  faithful  to  you  :  be  ye  also  faithful  to  Him. 
Give  unto  the  Lord  thanksgiving,  and  pay  your  vows 
unto  the  Most  High.  Trust  in  the  Lord,  and  do  good ; 
so  shalt  thou  dwell  in  the  land,  and  verily  thou  shalt  be 
fed.  Delight  thyself  also  in  the  Lord ;  and  He  shall  give 
thee  the  desires  of  thine  heart.  And  it  shall  come  to 
pass,  if  thou  shalt  hearken  diligently  unto  the  voice  of 
the  Lord  thy  God,  to  observe  and  to  do  all  His  command- 
ments, that  the  Lord  thy  God  will  set  thee  on  high,  and 
all  the  blessings  which  He  has  promised  shall  come  upon 
thee,  and  overtake  thee,  and  all  the  people  shall  see  that 
ye  are  called  by  the  name  of  the  Lord. 
R.  Amen. 

Then  shall  the  Minister  say : 

Let  us  pray. 

O  Lord,  the  God  of  all  nations,  and  kindreds  and 
people,  who  art  no  respecter  of  persons,  but  rich  in  mercy 
towards  all  who  call  upon  Thee,  and  hast  united  all  Thy 
children  through  Jesus  Christ,  in  one  household  of  faith, 
and  one  communion  of  hope  and  love ;  we  humbly  com- 
24  * 


282  RECEPTION    OF    IMMIGRANTS. 

mend  to  Thee  these  strangers,  which  have  come  to  us 
from  a  far  country,  through  Thy  mighty  hand  and 
stretched  out  arm ;  giving  Thee  most  hearty  thanks  that 
Thou  hast  so  mercifully  protected  them  in  their  journey, 
amid  perils  by  sea  and  land.  Be  pleased,  O  Lord,  to 
give  them  friends  and  homes  in  this  land  of  their  choice 
and  adoption.  Bless  them  in  basket  and  in  store ;  but 
above  all,  bestow  upon  them  freely  and  constantly,  the 
richer  blessings  of  Thy  grace,  that  they  may  live  in  Thy 
fear  and  favor,  and  at  last  reach  in  safety  the  better 
country,  even  the  eternal  fatherland  of  the  saints  in 
heaven,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  who  liveth  and 
reigneth  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  ever  one  God, 
world  without  end.     Amen. 

Then  the  Minister  shall  bless  them,  saying : 

The  Lord  bless  you,  and  keep  you : 

The  Lord  make  His  face  shine  upon  you,  and  be  gra- 
cious unto  you : 

The  Lord  lift  up  His  countenance  upon  you,  and  gire 
you  peace. 

R.  Amen. 


BUKIAL  OP  THE  DEAD. 


§urial  of  lUmbm  at  t|t  €\utt\. 

If  there  be  any  service  at  the  house,  the  manner  of  conducting  it  is  left  to 

the  discretion  of  the  Minister. 
If  the  corpse  be  taken  into  the  church,  and  funeral  services,  other  than 

those  at  the  grave,  are  held  before  the  burial  of  the  body,  the  Minister, 

going  before  the  corpse,  on  entering  the  church,  and  passing  slowly  along 

the  aisle,  shall  solemnly  say,  or  the  choir  shall  sing  : 

[If  there  be  no  service  in  the  Church,  the  Minister  may  say  the  same  sen- 
tences on  entering  the  graveyard.] 

I  AM  the  resurrection  and  the  life,  saith  the  Lord ;  he  that  be- 
lieveth  in  me,  though  he  were  dead,  yet  shall  he  live :  and  whoso- 
ever liveth  and  believeth  in  me,  shall  never  die. 

None  of  us  liveth  to  himself,  and  no  man  dieth  to  himself;  for 
whether  we  live,  we  live  unto  the  Lord,  and  whether  we  die,  we 
die  unto  the  Lord :  whether  we  live  therefore  or  die,  we  are  the 
Lord's :  for  to  this  end  Christ  both  died  and  rose,  and  revived,  that 
he  might  be  Lord  both  of  the  dead  and  living. 

And  now  is  Christ  risen  from  the  dead,  and  become  the  first  fruits 
of  them  that  slept. 

0  death,  where  is  thy  stiog  ?  O  grave,  where  is  thy  victory  ? 
Thanks  be  to  God,  which  giveth  us  the  victory  through  our  Lord 
Jesus  Christ !     Amen. 

The  service  in  the  Church  shall  begin  by  reading,  or  chanting,  the  90th 

Psalm. 
Instead  of  this,  or  in  connection  with  it,  the  Minister  may  read  1  Cor,  xv., 

from  the  20th  verse  to  the  end  of  the  chapter. 

Then  the  Minister  shall  pray : 

Almighty  God,  with  whom  do  live  the  spirits  of  those 
who  depart  hence  in  the  Lord,  and  with  whom  the  souls 
of  the  faithful,  after  they  are  delivered  from  the  burden 

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284  BURIAL    OF    THE    DEAD. 

of  the  flesh,  are  in  joy  and  felicity,  we  give  Thee  hearty 
thanks  for  the  good  examples  of  all  those  Thy  servants, 
who,  having  finished  their  course  in  faith,  do  now  rest 
from  their  lahors.  And  we  beseech  Thee,  that  we,  with 
all  those  who  are  departed  in  the  true  faith  of  Thy  holy 
name,  may  have  our  perfect  consummation  and  bliss, 
both  in  body  and  soul,  in  Thy  eternal  and  everlasting 
glory,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
R.  Amen. 

O  thou  ever-blessed  Mediator,  who  wast  dead  but  livest 
forever,  of  whom  the  whole  family  in  heaven  and  earth  is 
named,  and  who  hast  knit  all  Thy  saints  in  one  commu- 
nion unto  life  eternal,  in  that  mystical  body  of  which 
Thou  art  the  glorious  and  ever-living  Head ;  grant  us 
grace  so  to  follow  Thy  blessed  saints,  who  have  gone  be- 
fore us,  in  the  faith  and  fellowship  of  Thy  holy  Churchj 
that  we  may  come  to  those  unspeakable  joys,  which  Thou 
hast  prepared  for  all  that  love  Thee,  from  the  foundation 
of  the  world. 

R.  Amen. 

O  Holy  and  ever-blessed  Spirit,  who  art  one  with  the 
Father  and  the  Son,  and  who  dwellest  in  all  Thy  saints, 
to  comfort  and  quicken  them ;  do  Thou,  we  beseech  Thee, 
comfort  us  in  the  prospect  of  death,  with  the  hope  of  the  re- 
surrection of  the  just,  and  abide  in  us,  that  these  mortal 
bodies  may  be  quickened,  and  fashioned  like  unto  our 
Saviour's  glorious  body,  according  to  the  working 
whereby  he  is  able  even  to  subdue  all  things  unto  Him- 
self. 

R.  Amen. 

O  Holy  and  adorable  Trinity,  Father,  Son,  and  Holy 
Ghost,  Creator,  Redeemer,  and  Sanctifier  of  our  bodies 
and  souls,  we  humbly  confess  our  sins,  and  acknowledge 
them  as  the  cause  of  our  misery  and  death,  and  that,  on 
account  of  our   sins  Thou   art  justly  displeased.     Yet, 


BURIAL   OF   MEMBERS   OF  TIIE   CIIURCn.  285 

through  infinite  mercy  in  Jesus  Christ,  we  implore  Thee, 
blot  out  our  transgressions,  wash  us  from  our  iniquity, 
and  cleanse  us  from  our  sin.  O  Lord  God  most  holy,  O 
Lord  most  mighty,  O  holy  and  most  merciful  Saviour, 
deliver  us  not  into  the  bitter  pains  of  eternal  death. 

R.  Amen. 

Thou  knowest,  Lord,  the  secrets  of  our  hearts :  shut 
not  Thy  merciful  ears  to  our  prayer ;  but  spare  us,  Lord 
most  holy,  O  God  most  mighty,  O  holy  and  merciful 
Saviour,  thou  most  worthy  Judge  eternal,  suffer  us  not, 
at  our  last  hour,  for  any  pains  of  death,  to  fall  from  Thee. 
But  keep  us  in  everlasting  fellowship  with  the  Church 
triumphant,  and  let  us  rest  together  in  Thy  presence  from 
our  labors,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord :  who  liveth 
and  reigneth  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  ever  one 
God,  world  without  end. 

E..  Amen. 

Here  shall  follow  a  short  Sermon,  or  Exhortation,  and  such  other  services  as 
the  Minister  shall  think  unto  edification,  after  which  the  funeral  shall 
proceed  to  the  grave. 

At  the  grave,  when  the  coffin  has  been  let  down,  the  Minister  shall  say : 

In  the  name  of  the  Father,  and  of  the  Son,  and  of  the 
Holy  Ghost.     Amen. 

I  know  that  my  Redeemer  liveth,  and  He  shall  stand  at  the  latter 
day  upon  the  earth  :  and  though  after  my  skin  worms  destroy  this 
body,  yet  in  my  flesh  shall  I  see  God ;  whom  I  shall  see  for  myself, 
and  mine  eyes  shall  behold,  and  not  another. 

I  would  not  have  you  to  be  ignorant,  brethren,  concerning  them 
which  are  asleep,  that  ye  sorrow  not,  even  as  others  which  have  no 
hope.  For  if  we  believe  that  Jesus  died  and  rose  again,  even  so 
also  them  which  sleep  in  Jesus  will  God  bring  with  Him. 

The  Lord  gave,  and  the  Lord  hath  taken  away;  blessed  be  the 
name  of  the  Lord. 

Let  us  pray : 

Almighty  God,  who  by  the  death  of  Thy  Son  Jesus 
Christ  hast  destroyed  death :  by  His  rest  in  the  tomb  hast 


286  BURIAL     OF    THE     DEAD. 

sanctified  the  graves  of  the  saints  :  and  by  His  glorious 
resurrection  hast  brought  life  and  immortality  to  light,  so 
that  all  who  die  in  Him  abide  in  hope  as  to  their  bodies, 
and  in  joy  as  to  their  souls ;  receive,  we  beseech  Thee, 
our  unfeigned  thanks  for  that  victory  over  death  and  the 
grave  which  He  has  obtained  for  us  and  for  all  who  sleep 
in  Him ;  and  keep  us  who  are  still  in  the  body,  in  ever- 
lasting fellowship  with  all  that  wait  for  Thee  on  earth, 
and  with  all  that  are  around  Thee  in  heaven,  in  union 
with  Him  who  is  the  Resurrection  and  the  Life :  who  liveth 
and  reigneth  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  ever  one 
God,  world  without  end.     Amen. 

Forasmuch  as  it  hath  pleased  Almighty  God,  in  His 
wise  providence,  to  take  out  of  this  world  the  soul  of  our 
deceased  brother,  we  therefore  commit  his  body  to  the 
ground :  earth  to  earth,  ashes  to  ashes,  dust  to  dust ;  look- 
ing for  the  general  resurrection  in  the  last  day,  and  the 
life  of  the  world  to  come :  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
Amen. 

Then  shall  be  said,  or  sung : 

I  heard  a  voice  from  heaven,  saying  unto  me,  Write, 
Blessed  are  the  dead  which  die  in  the  Lord  from  hence- 
forth :  yea,  saith  the  Spirit,  that  they  may  rest  from  their 
labors  ;  and  their  works  do  follow  them. 

Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us. 

Christ,  have  mercy  upon  us. 

Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us. 

Christ,  hear  us. 

Lord  God,  the  Son,  in  the  bosom  of  the  Father,  Saviour 
of  the  world, 

Be  gracious  unto  us. 

By  Thy  human  birth;  by  Thy  prayers  and  tears;  by 
all  the  troubles  of  Thy  life ;  by  the  grief  and  anguish  of 
Thy  soul;  by  Thine  agony  and  bloody  sweat;  by  Thy 
cross  and  passion  ;  by  Thy  bonds  and  scourgings ;  by  Thy 


A   BURIAL   SERVICE.  287 

crown  of  thorns ;  by  Thine  ignominious  crucifixion  ;  by 
Thy  sacred  wounds  and  precious  blood ;  by  Thine  atoning 
death  ;  by  Thy  rest  in  the  grave ;  by  Thy  glorious  resur- 
rection and  ascension ;  by  Thy  sitting  at  the  right  hand 
of  God ;  by  Thy  power  to  save : 
Hear  us,  and  save  us,  Lord  Jesus. 

O  Lamb  of  God,  that  takest  away  the  sin  of  the  world : 
Have  mercy  upon  us,  and  grant  us  Thy  peace.     Amen. 

The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  love  of 
God,  and  the  fellowship  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  with  you 
all  evermore.     Amen. 


&  §ttrial  Stxiitt. 

[To  be  used  at  the  grave.] 

Man  that  is  born  of  a  woman  is  of  few  days,  and  full 
of  trouble.  He  cometh  forth  like  a  flower,  and  is  cut 
down ;  he  fleeth  also  as  a  shadow,  and  continueth  not. 

All  flesh  is  as  grass,  and  all  the  glory  of  man  as  the 
flower  of  the  grass.  In  the  morning  it  flourisheth,  and 
groweth :  in  the  evening  it  is  cut  down  and  withereth. 
We  are  strangers  before  Thee,  and  sojourners,  as  were  all 
our  fathers :  our  days  on  earth  are  as  a  shadow,  and  there 
is  none  abiding.  For  what  is  your  life?  It  is  even  a 
vapor,  that  appeareth  for  a  little  time,  and  then  vanisheth 
away. 

In  the  midst  of  life  we  are  in  death :  of  whom  may  we 
seek  for  succor,  but  of  Thee,  0  Lord,  who  for  our  sins  art 
justly  displeased. 

Yet,  0  Lord  God  most  holy,  O  Lord  most  mighty,  O 
holy  and  most  merciful  Saviour,  deliver  us  not  into  the 
bitter  pains  of  eternal  death. 

Thou  knowest,  Lord,  the  secrets  of  our  nearts :  shut  not 


288  BURIAL    OF    THE    DEAD. 

Thy  merciful  ears  to  our  prayers ;  but  spare  us,  Lord  most 
holy.  O  God  most  mighty,  0  holy  and  merciful  Saviour. 
Thou  most  worthy  Judge  eternal,  suffer  us  not,  at  our 
last  hour,  for  any  pains  of  death  to  fall  from  Thee. 

Jesus  saith,  Marvel  not  at  this :  for  the  hour  is  coming, 
in  the  which  all  that  are  in  the  graves  shall  hear  his  voice, 
and  come  forth :  they  that  have  done  good,  to  the  resur- 
rection of  life  ;  and  they  that  have  done  evil,  to  the  resur- 
rection of  damnation.  Until  that  day  of  the  glorious 
revelation  of  the  great  God  and  our  Saviour,  we  commit 
this  body  to  the  ground  ;  earth  to  earth :  ashes  to  ashes : 
dust  to  dust. 

Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us. 

Christ,  have  mercy  upon  us. 

Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us. 

Christ,  hear  us. 

Lord  God,  the  Son,  in  the  bosom  of  the  Father,  Saviour 
of  the  world, 

Be  gracious  unto  us. 

By  Thy  human  birth ;  by  Thy  prayers  and  tears ;  by 
all  the  troubles  of  Thy  life ;  by  the  grief  and  anguish  of 
Thy  soul;  by  Thine  agony  and  bloody  sweat;  by  Thy 
cross  and  passion  ;  by  Thy  bonds  and  scourgings  ;  by  Thy 
crown  of  thorns ;  by  Thine  ignominious  crucifixion ;  by 
Thy  sacred  wounds  and  precious  blood;  by  Thine  atoning 
death  ;  by  Thy  rest  in  the  grave ;  by  Thy  glorious  resur- 
rection and  ascension ;  by  Thy  sitting  at  the  right  hand 
of  God ;  by  Thy  power  to  save  ; 

Hear  us,  and  save  us,  Lord  Jesus. 

O  Lamb  of  God,  that  takest  away  the  sin  of  the  world : 

Have  mercy  upon  us,  and  grant  us  Thy  peace. 

The  grace  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  love  of 
God,  and  the  fellowship  of  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  with  you 
all  evermore.     Amen. 


FAMILY  PRAYERS 


As  an  aid  to  Family  Worship,  -which  should  be  observed  daily  in  every  Chris- 
tian household,  the  following  prayers  may  be  used,  in  connection  with  the 
reading  of  a  portion  of  Scripture.  It  is  recommended  that  the  Scriptures 
be  read  in  course,  especially  the  New  Testament  and  the  Psalms.  Any 
of  these  prayers  may  be  concluded  either  with  a  simple  Amen,  or  with  the 
Lord's  Prayer,  and,  if  it  be  thought  proper,  the  following  Benediction :  — 
The  grace  of  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  and  the  love  of  God,  and  the  communion 
of  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  ivith  us  all.     Amen. 


FIRST   SEEIES. 


SttniBg  Darning. 

O  Lord,  merciful  and  gracious  Father,  we,  Thy  chil- 
dren, adopted  in  Jesus  Christ,  gather  around  the  mercy- 
seat,  in  humble  and  childlike  trust  in  Thee.  As  Thou 
makest  the  outgoings  of  the  morning  to  rejoice,  so  do 
Thou  make  glad  our  hearts  on  this  day  of  sacred  rest. 

Thou,  O  Lord,  art  the  true  and  only  rest  of  the  soul, 
and  our  hearts  cannot  rest  until  they  rest  in  Thee.  Grant 
us  this  day,  not  only  the  rest  of  the  body,  but  also  some 
foretaste  of  that  eternal  peace  and  joy  which  shall  refresh 
us,  when  we,  after  the  labors  of  this  life,  shall  awake  in 
Thy  likeness,  and  be  numbered  with  Thy  saints  in  glory 
everlasting. 

O  Thou,  who  hast  made  Thy  Church  Thy  dwelling 
place,  and  chosen  it  as  Thy  rest  forever,  and  hast  taught 

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290  FAMILY    PRAYERS. 

us  in  Thy  word  not  to  forsake  the  assembling  of  ourselves 
together ;  regard  in  special  mercy,  we  beseech  Thee,  all 
those  who  meet  to-day  in  Thy  holy  courts.  Manifest 
Thyself  unto  them  as  Thou  dost  not  unto  the  world. 
Bless  unto  them  and  us  all  Thine  ordinances ;  and  may 
our  worship  in  the  Church  on  earth  prepare  us  more  fully 
for  the  blessed  worship  of  the  Church  in  heaven. 

O  adorable  Saviour,  Head  of  Thy  Church,  who  hast  all 
power  in  heaven  and  in  earth,  and  who  dost  send  forth 
Thy  servants  in  Thy  name,  to  publish  salvation  and  make 
disciples  to  Thyself;  sustain  the  Pastors  of  Thy  flocks  at 
home,  and  in  heathen  lands.  Give  them  the  anointing 
of  the  Holy  Ghost,  in  their  ministrations,  that  they  may 
feed  the  flock  that  waiteth  around  Thee ;  comforting  the 
distressed ;  instructing  the  ignorant ;  warning  the  care- 
less ;  confirming  the  doubting ;  suiting  and  satisfying  the 
wants  of  all  from  the  rich  treasury  of  Thy  grace. 

Be  pleased,  0  God  of  compassion,  whose  tender  mer- 
cies are  over  all  Thy  works,  to  remember  this  day  all 
ranks  and  conditions  of  men.  Succor  the  needy  and  op- 
pressed ;  protect  and  cheer  widows  and  orphans ;  restore 
the  sick ;  prepare  the  dying  for  death  ;  sanctify  the  mer- 
ciful chastisements  of  Thy  hand  unto  all  who  are  endur- 
ing them  ;  and  may  the  pains  of  their  bodies  and  the  an- 
guish of  their  souls  lead  them  to  the  exercise  of  that  godly 
sorrow  which  worketh  repentance  unto  life,  and  thus 
bring  unto  them,  in  the  life  to  come,  a  far  more  exceeding 
and  eternal  weight  of  glory,  through  the  suffering,  death, 
resurrection,  and  powerful  intercession  of  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord. 

Blessed  Jesus,  who  in  the  days  of  Thy  flesh  didst  take 
little  children  into  Thine  arms  and  bless  them,  and  who 
hast  taught  us  that  the  promise  is  to  us  and  to  our  chil- 
dren, and  didst  command  that  the  lambs  of  the  flock  should 
be  fed ;  do  Thou,  this  day,  through  Thy  families,  and 
through  Thy  Church,  call  the  little  children  to  Thyself. 


SUNDAY    EVENING.  291 

Cause  them  to  be  nurtured  by  Thy  renewing  grace,  that 
out  of  the  mouths  of  babes  and  sucklings  Thy  name  may 
be  glorified  in  the  presence  of  Thine  enemies,  while  they 
shall  cry  unto  Thee  :  Hosanna,  blessed  is  He  that  cometh 
in  the  name  of  the  Lord. 

Hear  now  our  prayer,  0  Lord,  in  heaven,  Thy  dwelling- 
place.  Glorify  Thyself  in  all  that  we  do  and  suffer  ;  and 
lead  us  in  that  way  in  which  we  shall  best  escape  the  pol- 
lutions that  are  in  the  world,  and  attain  at  last  to  the  un- 
speakable joys  of  the  life  to  come:  and  unto  Thee,  the 
Father,  the  Son,  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  shall  be  all  honor 
and  glory,  world  without  end. 


O  Lord,  our  heavenly  Father,  we  acknowledge  Thy 
great  goodness  toward  us,  in  granting  us  another  day  of 
holy  rest.  We  praise  Thee  for  what  our  eyes  have  seen, 
our  ears  heard,  and  our  hearts  felt  of  Thy  mercy  and 
grace  in  the  privileges  of  this  day. 

We  are  truly  sorry  for  the  errors  and  sins  of  this  day, 
and  of  our  past  lives.  We  are  grieved  that  we  have  so 
often  forgotten  Thy  presence,  authority,  and  goodness. 
Merciful  God,  pardon  our  offences ;  correct  and  amend 
what  is  amiss  in  us ;  and  help  us  to  grow  in  grace,  and  in 
the  knowledge  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ. 

Especially,  O  Lord,  forgive  the  iniquity  of  our  holy 
things.  Write  Thy  laws  in  our  hearts  ;  and  enable  us  to 
show  by  holy,  unblamable,  and  useful  lives,  that  we  have 
not  enjoyed  Thy  sabbaths  and  Thy  worship  in  vain.  Thus 
prepare  us  more  and  more  for  the  worship  of  the  heavenly 
temple,  and  for  the  enjoyment  of  that  eternal  sabbath 
which  knows  no  setting  sun. 


292  FAMILY    PRAYERS. 

Grant,  0  Lord,  that  every  evening  may  remind  us  of 
the  near  approach  of  the  night  of  death,  when  no  mail 
can  work.  Let  a  deep  sense  of  our  frailty  make  us  care- 
ful how  we  live ;  and  amid  all  the  vanity  of  this  present 
life,  may  we  be  united  by  a  living  faith,  and  by  the  powei 
of  the  eternal  Spirit,  unto  Him  who  is  the  Eesurrection 
and  the  Life ;  so  that,  though  we  die,  we  may  yet  live,  be- 
cause He  lives,  and  so  escape  death  and  the  bitter  pains 
of  eternal  misery. 

Assist  us  in  carrying  out  the  holy  resolutions  which  we 
have  this  day  formed,  under  the  gracious  movings  of  Thy 
"Word  and  Spirit. 

O  Thou,  who  hast  all  power  in  heaven  and  in  earth, 
accompany  the  preaching  of  Thy  word,  and  the  adminis- 
tration of  Thy  sacraments,  with  the  influences  of  Thy 
Holy  Spirit.  Continue  to  us,  and  to  all  Christian  churches, 
the  means  of  grace  and  salvation ;  and  may  the  saving 
truths  of  the  gospel  be  speedily  published  in  every  land, 
that  all  the  ends  of  the  earth  may  hear,  believe,  and  live 
forever. 

Evermore  keep  and  preserve  us,  O  God  of  our  salva- 
tion, in  the  midst  of  all  dangers  to  which  we  are  exposed, 
either  in  body  or  in  soul ;  and  prepare  us,  with  meek 
cheerfulness  and  Christian  resignation,  to  receive  our 
sorrows  as  well  as  our  joys  from  Thee;  knowing  that 
health  and  sickness,  riches  and  poverty,  yea,  all  things, 
come  not  by  chance,  but  by  Thy  fatherly  hand. 

0  Thou,  to  whom  the  darkness  and  the  light  are  both 
alike,  and  who  dost  neither  slumber  nor  sleep,  defend  us, 
we  beseech  Thee,  from  all  perils  and  dangers  of  this 
night.  Keep  us  as  under  the  shadow  of  Thy  wings ;  that 
we  may  be  quiet  from  all  fear  of  evil,  and  be  brought  in 
peace  to  see  the  light  of  another  day,  invigorated  and 
rightly  prepared  for  its  work. 

We  ask  all  in  the  name,  and  for  the  sake  of  Thy  Son, 
Jesus  Christ. 


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HfliK&iS  gt0rniujj. 

O  Lord,  our  heavenly  Father,  who  by  the  rest  of  the 
Sabbath,  and  by  the  peaceful  slumbers  of  the  night,  hast 
rested  and  refreshed  our  bodies  and  souls,  we  bring  Thee 
our  hearty  thanks  for  Thy  great  goodness  toward  us,  and 
we  gratefully  acknowledge  Thee  as  the  source  of  all  our 
mercies. 

We  would  now  enter  upon  this  new  day,  and  upon  the 
duties  of  this  week,  in  Thy  fear,  and  with  a  child-like 
sense  of  our  dependence  on  Thee. 

As  Thou  hast  ordained  that  we  should  eat  bread  in  the 
sweat  of  our  face,  and  work  with  our  hands  the  things 
which  are  good,  we  beseech  Thee  mercifully  to  prosper 
the  work  of  our  hands.  Sanctify,  0.  Lord,  the  fruit  of 
our  labors  and  cares,  to  our  good,  to  the  good  of  others, 
and  to  Thy  glory. 

Help  us  to  carry  the  spirit  of  the  holy  Sabbath  into  all 
the  business  of  the  week;  and  whilst  our  bodies  and 
minds  are  engaged  in  honest  and  useful  toil,  may  our 
hearts  still  live  and  rest  in  Thee.  Whilst  we  are  diligent 
in  business,  may  we  also  be  fervent  in  spirit ;  and  in  all 
our  doing  may  we,  like  our  adorable  Saviour,  be  doing 
only  good. 

Save  us  from  the  spirit  of  worldliness.  Suffer  us  not 
to  seek  our  portion  in  this  life;  and  having  food  and 
raiment,  make  us  therewith  content. 

O  Lord  God  of  our  fathers,  who  dost  make  and  keep 
covenant  with  families,  and  dost  include  parents  and 
children  in  Thy  most  gracious  promises,  bless,  we  be- 
seech Thee,  this  household  dedicated  to  Thy  holy  service. 
Continue  to  provide  for  all  our  proper  wants ;  and  to- 
gether turn  our  hearts  daily  in  gratitude  and  love  to 
Thee,  that  being  united  in  Thy  service  in  this  life,  we 
25* 


294  FAMILY     PRAYERS. 

may  together  attain  to  the  felicity  of  the  life  everlasting, 
through  infinite  mercy  and  grace  in  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord. 

To  Thy  care,  0  Lord,  we  now  commend  ourselves  in 
soul  and  body,  for  this  day.  Let  Thy  fatherly  protection 
be  over  us.  Keep  our  hearts  from  sin,  our  eyes  from 
tears,  and  our  souls  from  death ;  and  enable  us  to  walk 
before  Thee  in  cheerful  obedience  to  the  end  of  life. 

Hear,  O  Lord,  our  prayer ;  and  grant  us  all  things  that 
we  need,  for  this  world  and  for  that  which  is  to  come ; 
since  we  ask  in  the  name  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus 
Christ, 


ItflitfrKS  (Stowing. 

Most  gracious  and  merciful  God,  we  give  Thee  thanks 
that  it  has  pleased  Thee  to  add  another  day  to  the  years 
of  our  life,  and  that  none  of  Thy  judgments,  to  which  for 
our  sins  we  are  justly  liable,  have  fallen  upon  us. 

With  deep  humility,  0  holy  Lord  God,  we  confess  our 
many  sins.  We  acknowledge  our  infirmities,  which 
cause  us  to  fall  short  of  being  wholly  devoted  to  Thee, 
and  our  remaining  depravity  which  ever  wars  against  Thy 
sanctifying  grace  in  our  souls.  0  God,  infinite  in  mercy, 
pardon  our  sins  of  the  day  past,  which  we  have  committed 
through  negligence,  weakness,  and  frailty,  whether  in 
thought,  word,  or  deed ;  and  grant  that  they  may  never 
rise  up  in  judgment  against  us. 

Keep  it  ever  in  our  hearts  that  it  is  an  evil  thing,  and 
bitter,  to  forsake  and  offend  the  Lord  our  God.  Above 
all  things  restrain  us  from  wilful  and  deliberate  sins,  that 
we  may  never  grieve  Thy  spirit,  nor  provoke  Thee  to  give 
us  over  to  our  own  ways. 

Impress  us  with  a  due  sense  of  the  shortness  of  our 


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mortal  life,  that  we  may  make  a  right  use  of  our  time  as 
it  passes :  spending  it  in  Thy  fear  and  for  Thy  glory  ;  and 
may  we  never  abuse  Thy  long-suffering  and  patience. 
Especially  as  we  know  not  the  number  of  our  days,  nor 
the  hour  when  Thou  shalt  call  us  away,  help  us,  we  be- 
seech Thee,  0  Lord,  to  redeem  the  present  hour  while 
the  day  lasts.  Help  us  to  keep  in  view  our  latter  end : 
and  in  the  hour  of  death,  and  in  the  day  of  judgment, 
good  Lord,  deliver  us. 

0  Thou  preserver  of  all,  have  mercy  on  all  sorts  and 
conditions  of  men.  From  Thy  fulness,  provide  for  the 
destitute;  by  Thy  power,  heal  the  sick;  by  Thy  Holy 
Spirit,  comfort  the  suffering  and  sorrowing ;  by  Thy  re- 
storing grace,  raise  the  fallen  ;  by  Thy  voice  of  love  and 
mercy,  call  back  such  as  have  wandered  from  Thee. 
Help,  0  Lord,  and  save  all  who  feel  their  need  of  Thy 
grace. 

Visit,  0  Lord,  with  Thy  grace  this  house  and  family. 
Drive  far  from  us  all  snares  of  the  enemy.  Let  Thy  holy 
angels  have  charge  over  us  to  preserve  us  in  peace ;  and 
let  Thy  blessing  be  upon  us  forever,  through  Jesus  Christ 
our  Lord. 

O  God,  all  powerful,  take  us  this  night  under  Thy  pro- 
tection. Let  our  weary  nature  be  refreshed  by  easy  and 
quiet  sleep ;  and,  by  Thy  grace  and  providence,  bring  us 
at  last  through  all  the  trials  and  temptations  of  this  world 
to  a  blessed  end :  that  so  we  may  die  in  peace,  rest  in 
hope,  and  rise  to  glory. 


Almighty  God,  our  heavenly  Father,  we  acknowledge 
with   grateful  hearts  Thy  goodness,  which  is   renewed 


296  FAMILY    PRAYERS. 

unto  us  this  morning.  When  we  lay  in  defenceless  sleep 
Thy  power  was  beneath  us,  and  Thy  protection  around 
us.  While  others  have  spent  the  night  in  sighs  and  tears, 
in  restlessness  and  painful  watchings,  in  sickness  and  in 
struggles  with  death,  Thou  hast  granted  unto  us  a  com- 
fortable and  refreshing  repose.  Blessed  be  Thy  name,  O 
Lord  of  our  life,  for  all  Thy  goodness  and  love  toward  us. 

We  rejoice,  0  gracious  Father,  that  though  we  sin  we 
have  an  Advocate  with  Thee,  Jesus  Christ,  the  right- 
eous. Be  pleased,  for  the  sake  of  His  satisfaction,  no 
more  to  remember  our  offences,  neither  our  corrupt  na- 
ture, against  which  we  have  to  struggle  all  our  life  long ; 
but  wash  us  thoroughly  from  our  iniquity,  and  cleanse  us 
from  our  sin. 

Help  us  with  a  believing  heart  to  embrace  all  the  suffer- 
ings and  death  of  Christ,  and  thereby  to  obtain  the  pardon 
of  our  sins  and  eternal  life :  that  so  we  may  become  more 
and  more  united  unto  His  sacred  body  by  the  Holy  Ghost, 
who  dwells  both  in  Christ  and  in  us.  May  our  old  man 
be  crucified,  dead,  and  buried  with  Him ;  that  the  cor- 
rupt inclinations  of  the  flesh  may  no  more  reign  in  us ; 
but  that  we  may  offer  ourselves  unto  Him  a  sacrifice  of 
thanksgiving  and  praise,  in  body  and  in  soul,  in  this  life, 
and  obtain  in  the  world  to  come  life  everlasting. 

Defend  us,  O  Lord,  this  day,  from  all  motions  of  sin  in 
our  own  hearts,  and  from  all  hurtful  influences  from  the 
world  and  evil  spirits.  In  our  greatest  temptations  be 
Thou  nearest  to  us  by  Thy  sustaining  and  conquering 
power ;  and  as  Thou,  blessed  Saviour,  didst  overcome  the 
Tempter  in  the  wilderness,  so  do  Thou  overcome  his  wiles 
in  us  by  Thy  victorious  grace. 

Grant  us,  O  Lord,  the  spirit  of  cheerful  resignation  to 
Thy  good  and  holy  will,  amid  all  the  changes  of  this  mor- 
tal life ;  that  we  may  be  patient  in  adversity;  thankful  in 
prosperity ;  and  in  all  things  which  shall  hereafter  befall 
us  may  place  our  firm  trust  in  our  faithful  God  and 


TUESDAY    EVENING.  297 

Father,  believing  that  nothing  shall  separate  us  from  Ilia 
love. 

Grant  us  grace  to  be  just  and  upright  in  all  our  deal 
iffgs;  quiet  and  peaceable  among  our  neighbors;  full  of 
compassion  towards  the  needy  and  afflicted ;  and  cvei 
ready  to  do  good  to  all  men,  according  to  the  abilities  and 
opportunities  which  Thou  shalt  give  us.  That  so  walking 
faithfully  before  Thee  all  our  days,  and  being  found  watch- 
ing whenever  our  appointed  time  shall  come,  we  may, 
from  a  life  of  grace,  be  translated  into  a  life  of  glory ; 
through  the  merits  and  mediation  of  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord. 


%xxt^\\jf  Glutting. 

Almighty  God,  the  Father  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour 
Jesus  Christ,  and  through  Him  our  Father,  and  the  source 
of  all  our  mercies,  blessed  be  Thy  name,  that  thou  hast  so 
graciously  protected  us  this  day.  Thy  goodness  is  new 
unto  us  every  morning,  and  Thy  faithfulness  every  night. 
O  that  there  were  such  hearts  in  us  that  we  might  fear 
Thee,  and  keep  all  Thy  commandments  always,  that  it 
might  be  well  with  us  and  our  children  forever. 

0  Holy  Spirit,  proceeding  from  the  Father  and  the  Son, 
the  Spirit  of  promise,  and  the  Sanctifier  of  all  that  believe, 
dwell  Thou  in  us  as  the  Spirit  of  holiness.  Purge  our 
hearts  from  all  evil  passions  and  desires,  from  envy,  hatred, 
and  malice :  that  we  may  never  suffer  the  sun  to  go  down 
upon  our  wrath,  but  may  always  retire  to  rest  in  peace, 
charity  and  good  will ;  with  a  conscience  void  of  offence 
toward  Thee  and  all  men  ;  so  that  our  hearts  may  be  a  fit 
habitation  for  Thee.  O  preserve  us  pure  and  blameless 
unto  the  coming  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ. 

O  Lord,  our  heavenly  Father,  we  beseech  Thee  to  look 


298  FAMILY    PRAYERS. 

graciously  upon  this  family,  and  every  member  of  it. 
Bless  us  in  body  and  soul ;  bless  us  in  basket  and  store; 
bless  us  in  our  going  out  and  coming  in.  and  in  all  that 
concerns  us.  Above  all,  bless  us  with  all  spiritual  bles- 
sings ;  with  a  pure  heart  and  a  sound  mind ;  with  con- 
tempt of  the  world,  and  a  firm  trust  in  Thee;  with  a 
grateful  sense  of  Thy  kindness,  and  a  soul  full  of  love ; 
with  a  knowledge  of  Thy  will,  and  a  desire  to  perform  it ; 
with  the  assistance  of  Thy  Spirit,  and  a  sure  and  joyful 
hope  of  everlasting  life,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

With  these  prayers  in  behalf  of  ourselves,  accept,  0 
Lord,  our  hearty  intercessions  for  all  mankind.  Let  the 
light  of  Thy  gospel  shine  on  all  nations.  Be  especially 
gracious  to  our  own  land.  Bless  all  who  are  in  authority 
over  us.  So  rule  their  hearts,  and  strengthen  their  hands, 
that  they  may  want  neither  will  nor  power  to  punish 
wickedness,  or  to  encourage  and  support  true  piety 
among  us. 

Encouraged  by  Thy  goodness,  and  our  experience  of 
Thy  fatherly  care  during  this  day,  and  all  our  life  hitherto, 
we  commit  ourselves  to  Thy  almighty  protection  for  the 
night.  May  we  rest  in  safety,  and  be  quiet  from  fear  of 
evil.  May  our  thoughts  be  serious  and  devout  when  we 
lie  down :  and  when  we  awake  may  we  be  still  with  Thee. 
0  Thou  Keeper  of  Israel,  who  dost  neither  slumber  nor 
sleep,  be  Thou  evermore  our  guardian ;  and  when  we  lie 
down  in  the  grave,  be  Thou  the  comfort  and  strength  of 
our  hearts,  and  our  portion  forever ;  through  the  abound- 
ing mercy  of  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 


WEDNESDAY    MORNING.  299 


SSUiius&ajj  Denting. 

0  Thou  Shepherd  of  Israel,  who  dost  neither  slumber 
11  or  sleep,  under  Thy  providential  care  we  have  rested 
securely  during  another  night,  for  which  we  now  render 
Thee  our  humble  and  unfeigned  thanks.  We  have  slept 
and  awaked,  and  lo  !  Thou  art  still  with  us ;  and  we  are 
yet  among  the  living  to  praise  Thee.  Blessed  be  Thy 
holy  name  forever  and  ever. 

Our  voice  shalt  Thou  hear  in  the  morning,  0  Lord ;  in 
the  morning  will  we  direct  our  prayer  unto  Thee,  &nd 
will  look  up.  Thou  hast  no  pleasure  in  wickedness,  nei- 
ther can  any  evil  dwell  before  Thee ;  but  Thou  hast  a 
delight  in  all  that  call  upon  Thee,  and  wilt  bless  such  as 
are  of  an  humble  and  contrite  heart,  encompassing  them 
with  favor  as  with  a  shield.  Let  the  same  power  and 
goodness  which  have  been  over  us  during  the  night  at- 
tend us  throughout  all  this  day,  that  no  evil  may  befall  us 

Grant  us  grace  to  begin  this  day  in  Thy  fear,  and  to  end 
it  to  Thy  glory.  We  are  weak ;  be  Thou  our  strength. 
We  are  ignorant  and  do  easily  err ;  be  Thou  our  light  and 
our  guide.  We  are  prone  to  thoughtlessness  and  vanity ; 
keep  us  mindful,  we  entreat  Thee,  of  death,  and  of  that 
great  day  in  which  we  must  give  a  strict  account  of  our 
thoughts,  words,  and  actions  ;  to  the  end  that  we  may  live 
soberly,  righteously,  and  godly  in  this  present  evil  world. 

O  Thou  omniscient  and  holy  Lord  God,  we  humbly 
confess  before  Thee  our  sins  and  infirmities.  Though 
Thou  didst  originally  create  us  good,  after  Thine  own 
image,  in  righteousness  and  true  holiness,  yet  has  our  na- 
ture fallen,  and  we  are  conceived  and  born  in  sin.  We 
are  so  corrupt  that  we  are  wholly  incapable  of  doing  any 
good,  and  inclined  to  all  wickedness,  except  we  are  re- 
generated by  Thy  holy  Spirit.     Have  mercy  upon  us 


300  FAMILY    PRAYERS. 

miserable  sinners,  and  grant  us  Thy  pardon  and  peace. 
0  Holy  Spirit,  who  art  co-eternal  God  with  the  Father  and 
the  Son,  create  in  ns  clean  hearts,  and  renew  right  spirits 
within  ns.  Make  us  by  a  true  faith  partakers  of  Christ 
and  all  His  benefits ;  comfort  and  abide  with  us  forever. 

0  Lord,  as  Thou  hast  called  us  to  be  useful  to  each 
other,  and  to  the  generation  in  which  we  live,  grant  us 
grace  to  go  forth  to  our  daily  duties  with  cheerfulness, 
and  in  humble  dependence  upon  Thy  help.  Bless  Thou 
our  labors,  O  Lord,  and  establish  upon  us  the  work  of  our 
hands ;  that  so  we  may  not  live  in  vain,  but  for  one  an- 
other, and  for  Thee,  until  Thou  shalt  call  us  to  rest  from 
our  labors  in  Thy  heavenly  kingdom. 

Bless  this  family,  and  grant  us  all  grace  to  love  and  fear 
Thee.  Bestow  Thy  blessings,  temporal  and  spiritual,  upon 
all  our  relations,  friends,  and  neighbors.  Eeward  all  that 
have  done  us  good,  and  pardon  all  that  have  done  or 
wished  us  evil ;  give  them  repentance  and  better  minds. 

Be  merciful  to  all  who  are  in  any  trouble  or  affliction ; 
and  do  Thou,  0  God  of  pity  and  compassion,  administer 
to  them  help  and  comfort  according  to  their  several  neces- 
sities ;  for  the  sake  of  Him  who  went  about  doing  good 
to  the  bodies  and  souls  of  men,  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord, 
who  liveth  and  reigneth  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost, 
one  God,  world  without  end. 


SShfctus&an  (Chatting, 

Our  Father  which  art  in  heaven,  in  Thy  great  mercy 
Thou  hast  brought  us  to  the  close  of  another  day,  without 
any  visible  marks  of  Thy  displeasure  upon  us.  "With 
unfeigned  gratitude,  we  bring  unto  Thee  our  evening 
sacrifice  of  praise. 


WEDNESDAY    EVENING.  801 

Most  gracious  and  merciful  God,  who  art  of  purer  eyes 
than  to  behold  iniquity,  and  hast  promised  mercy  and 
forgiveness  to  all  them  who  confess  and  forsake  their  sins, 
We  come  before  Thee  with  an  humble  sense  of  our  own 
nnworthiness,  acknowledging  our  manifold  transgressions 
of  Thy  righteous  law,  in  thought,  in  word,  and  in  deed. 
AVc  have  every  day  done  those  things  which  Thou  hast 
forbidden,  and  left  undone  those  things  which  Thou  hast 
commanded;  so  that,  when  we  look  upon  our  past  lives, 
and  remember  that  Thou  knowest  our  most  secret  sins, 
we  are  afraid  of  Thy  judgments,  and  ashamed  to  lift  up 
our  eyes  unto  Thee.  But,  0  gracious  Father,  who  desirest 
not  the  death  of  a  sinner,  look  upon  us,  we  beseech  Thee, 
in  Thv  Son  Jesus  Christ,  and,  for  the  merits  of  His  suf- 
ferings, be  Thou  merciful  unto  us,  and  grant  unto  us  the 
full  and  free  forgiveness  of  our  sins. 

Help  us,  O  Lord,  to  possess  our  souls  in  patience  amidst 
all  the  changes  of  this  mortal  life.  Give  us  a  cheerful 
faith,  a  joyful  hope,  and  a  peaceful  love.  From  gloomi- 
ness of  mind,  from  repinings,  from  dejection  of  spirit, 
from  distrust  of  Thy  mercies,  and  from  fear  of  death, 
good  Lord,  deliver  us. 

May  the  Spirit  of  Christ  ever  rule  and  live  in  us,  in- 
spiring our  hearts  with  a  sincere  love  of  Thee,  O  God  ; 
with  an  earnest  desire  to  please  Thee,  and  with  a  dread 
of  offending  Thee.  Sanctify  us  wholly,  we  beseech  Thee, 
that  our  souls  and  bodies  may  be  preserved  blameless 
unto  the  coming  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

We  humbly  pray  for  all  our  fellowT-beings,  especially 
for  our  relations  and  friends,  that  they  may  receive  mer- 
cies suitable  to  their  various  wants,  and  that  they  may 
have  hearts  wisely  to  improve  them.  If  any  are  still 
strangers  to  Thee,  draw  them  to  Thyself  by  Thy  good 
Spirit  and  grace,  that  as  they  share  in  Thy  goodness  here, 
they  may  partake  also  of  Thy  glory  hereafter,  through 
the  great  mercy  of  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 
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302  FAMILY    PRAYERS. 

Bless,  0  Lord,  the  poor  and  needy,  the  sick  and  afflict- 
ed, the  wretched  and  distressed.  Have  compassion  upon 
all  ranks  and  conditions  of  men.  Sanctify  all  the  afflic- 
tions of  Thy  hand  unto  those  who  endure  them,  and  in 
Thine  own  good  time  turn  all  their  sorrow  into  joy. 

AVe  beseech  Thee,  0  Lord,  in  a  particular  manner,  to 
continue  Thy  gracious  protection  to  us  this  night.  Into 
Thy  hands  we  commend  ourselves,  and  all  things  that 
belong  to  us.  Do  Thou,  gracious  God,  who  neither  slum- 
berest  nor  sleepest,  be  pleased  to  watch  over  us.  Defend 
us  from  all  dangers  and  mischiefs,  and  from  the  dread 
and  fear  of  evil :  to  the  end  that  we  may  enjoy  such  quiet 
and  refreshing  sleep  as  may  fit  us  for  the  duties  of  the 
coming  day. 

O  Lord,  make  us  ever  mindful  of  that  time  wlren  we 
shall  lie  down  in  the  dust;  and  grant  us  grace  always  to 
live  in  such  a  state,  that  we  may  never  be  afraid  to  die ; 
but  that,  whether  we  live  we  may  live  unto  Thee,  and 
whether  we  die  we  may  die  unto  Thee ;  that,  so  living 
and  dying,  we  may  be  Thine,  through  the  merits  and 
satisfaction  of  thy  Son  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 


O  God,  our  God,  early  will  we  seek  Thee.  Thy  mer- 
cies are  new  unto  us  every  morning,  and  call  upon  us  for 
new  expressions  of  gratitude  to  Thee,  the  Giver  of  all 
good.  For  the  rest  of  the  night,  for  the  light  of  another 
day,  and  for  the  comforts  which  now  surround  us,  we 
praise  Thee,  0  Lord  our  God.  Help  us  to  feel  more 
deeply  that  we  owe  our  life  and  our  all  to  Thy  fatherly 
love  and  care. 

"We  return  unto  Thee  this  morning,  as  children  to  a 


THURSDAY    MORNING.  303 

parent.  0  give  us  the  spirit  of  adoption  whereby  we 
may  say,  Abba  Father;  and  loving  Thee,  who  hast  first 
loved  us,  may  we  have  grace  to  dedicate  ourselves  this 
day  anew  to  Thy  blessed  service,  in  body  and  in  soul. 

O  holy  Saviour,  who  hast  redeemed  and  delivered  us 
from  all  our  sins,  do  Thou  also  renew  us  by  the  Holy 
Ghost  after  Thine  own  image  :  that  so  we  may  testify,  by 
our  whole  life,  our  gratitude  to  God  for  His  great  love  and 
mercy  to  us;  that  every  one  of  us  may  be  assured  in  our- 
selves of  our  faith,  by  the  fruits  thereof;  and  that,  by  our 
godly  conversation,  others  may  be  gained  unto  Christ. 

Grant  us  grace,  0  Lord,  to  flee  from  all  temptation 
that  may  this  day  assail  us,  and  to  overcome  the  power 
of  sin  in  our  hearts.  May  we  rightly  know  Thee,  the 
only  true  God;  trust  in  Thee  only;  with  humility  and 
patience  submit  to  Thee ;  expect  all  good  things  from 
Thee  alone ;  love,  fear,  and  glorify  Thee  with  our  whole 
hearts :  so  that  we  may  be  willing  to  renounce  and  for- 
sake all  creatures  rather  than  commit  the  least  thins: 
against  Thy  holy  will. 

Give  us,  gracious  God,  what  is  needful  for  us,  and  grace 
not  to  abuse  our  favors.  Give  us,  we  beseech  thee,  con- 
tented minds,  and  help  us  to  regard  with  compassion  the 
wants  and  sorrows  of  others. 

O  God,  our  Saviour,  who  art  the  hope  of  all  the  ends 
of  the  earth,  remember,  we  beseech  thee,  the  children  of 
affliction  and  sorrow.  Heal  the  sick ;  provide  for  the 
poor,  and  befriend  the  forsaken  ;  be  a  helper  to  the  help- 
less, a  hope  to  the  hopeless,  and  the  Saviour  of  all. 

We  now  resign  ourselves,  most  merciful  Father,  into 
Thy  hands  for  all  coming  time.  Let  Thy  mercy  be  upon 
us  according  as  we  hope  in  Thee.  Guide  us  by  Thy 
counsel  while  we  live,  and  afterwards  receive  us  to  Thy 
heavenly  glory,  through  infinite  riches  of  grace  in  Christ 
Jesus  our  Lord. 


304  FAMILY   PRAYERS. 


Sfc&rskxg  (Stoning. 

Most  merciful  God,  our  heavenly  Father,  regard  us 
from  heaven,  the  habitation  of  Thy  holiness,  and  accept 
the  confession  of  our  sins,  with  our  evening  sacrifice  of 
thanksgiving  and  praise. 

We  acknowledge  all  our  unworthiness,  and  the  frailty 
and  perverseness  of  our  corrupt  nature,  through  which  we 
daily  transgress  Thy  just  and  holy  laws.  Do  Thou,  0 
Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  pardon  us,  for  the  sake 
of  Jesus  Christ,  who  is  our  advocate  with  Thee,  and  the 
propitiation  for  all  our  sins.  May  our  souls  be  washed 
from  the  defilements  of  this  day  in  His  most  precious 
blood,  that  we  may  go  to  our  rest,  comforted  by  Thy 
grace,  and  sanctified  by  Thy  Holy  Spirit. 

Kind  and  gracious  Father,  we  give  Thee  our  unfeigned 
thanks,  for  all  Thy  mercies  bestowed  upon  us  from  time 
to  time :  for  our  being,  for  our  reason,  and  for  all  our 
other  faculties  of  soul  and  body ;  for  health,  friends,  food, 
and  raiment;  and  for  all  other  comforts  and  conveniences 
of  life.  Above  all,  we  adore  Thy  tender  mercy  and  com- 
passion to  us,  and  to  all  mankind,  in  sendiug  Thine  only 
Son  into  the  world  to  redeem  us  from  sin  and  eternal 
death,  and  to  make  us  heirs  with  Himself  of  everlasting 
glory. 

We  bless  Thee  for  Thy  patience  with  us,  notwithstand- 
ing our  many  and  great  provocations ;  for  all  the  direc- 
tions, assistance,  and  comforts  of  Thy  Holy  Spirit;  for 
Thy  continual  care  and  watchful  providence  over  us, 
through  the  whole  course  of  our  lives ;  and  particularly 
for  the  mercies  and  benefits  of  the  past  day.  We  beseech 
Thee  to  continue  these  blessings  to  us,  and  to  enable  us 
to  show  forth  our  gratitude  for  them,  by  sincere  obedience 


THURSDAY    EVENING.  305 

to  Thy  holy  laws,  and  entire  devotion  to  Thee,  through 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

0  Lord,  take  away  from  us  all  ignorance,  hardness  of 
heart,  and  undue  carefulness  for  the  things  of  this  life. 
Help  us  as  a  household  to  fear  Thee,  sincerely  to  seek 
Thy  glory,  and  to  put  our  whole  trust  in  Thy  mercy. 

Make  us  mindful  that  as  we  have  now  come  to  the  end 
of  another  day,  so  the  end  of  life  is  at  hand  ;  and  as  we 
know  not  the  day  nor  the  hour  of  our  Master's  coming, 
grant  us  grace  always  so  to  live,  that  we  may  never  be 
afraid  to  die ;  but  that  living  or  dying  we  may  be  Thine. 

Wearied  with  the  labors  and  cares  of  the  day,  we  come 
to  Thee  for  quiet  and  repose,  and  new  supplies  of  strength 
for  drooping  nature.  Defend  us  from  the  terrors  of  the 
night,  from  the  pestilence  that  walketh  in  darkness,  and 
from  all  manner  of  evil.  Visit  us  with  the  favor  which 
thou  bearest  unto  Thy  chosen  ones,  and  cause  us  to  rest 
safely  in  the  arms  of  Thy  love.  When  Thou  hast  re- 
freshed us  by  sleep,  such  as  Thou  givest  Thine  own  be- 
loved children,  raise  us  up  again  in  health  and  peace. 
Thus  may  all  our  days  and  nights  be  spent  with  Thee, 
and  in  Thy  blessed  service,  till  we  awake  in  Thy  likeness, 
and  reign  with  Thee  in  everlasting  joy;  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord. 


Almighty  and  everlasting  God,  in  whom  we  live,  and 
move,  and  have  our  being,  we  render  thanks  unto  Thee, 
for  Thy  kind  care  over  us  during  the  night  that  is  past. 

Since  it  is  of  thy  great  mercy  that  another  day  has 

opened  upon  us,  we  once  more  dedicate  unto  Thee  our 

souls  and  our  bodies,  that  they  may  be  made  to  serve  Thy 

glory  and  our  own  salvation,  in  a  sober,  righteous,  and 

26*  u 


306  FAMILY   PRAYEES. 

godly  life.  We  renounce  all  the  works  of  darkness :  0 
cause  us  to  walk  in  the  light  of  Thy  countenance.  We 
renounce  the  vanities  of  this  world :  0  help  us  to  seek 
after  the  enduring  substance  that  is  laid  up  with  Thee  in 
Heaven.  We  renounce  all  the  sinful  lusts  of  the  flesh :  O 
enable  us  to  walk  in  the  Spirit.  In  these  desires  and  pur- 
poses, do  Thou,  most  merciful  God,  confirm  and  strengthen 
us  by  Thine  ever-present  grace. 

We  humbly  confess  our  sins  before  Thee,  Thou  holy 
God.  0  Saviour,  to  whom  shall  we  poor  sinners  go,  but 
unto  Thee ;  for  with  Thee  there  is  plenteous  mercy :  and 
we  know,  and  believe,  that  Thou  hast  power  on  earth  to 
forgive  sins.  Grant  us  a  joyful  sense  of  Thy  pardoning 
love. 

Do  Thou,  0  Lord,  mortify  in  us  our  old  nature,  by 
giving  us  a  sincere  sorrow  of  heart  for  our  sins  against 
Thee ;  and  increase  in  us  a  desire  more  and  more  to  hate 
and  flee  from  them. 

Quicken  in  us  the  new  man  by  Thy  Holy  Spirit ;  that 
we  may  have  a  sincere  joy  of  heart  in  God,  and  find  true 
delight  in  living  according  to  Thy  will  in  all  good  works, 
through  the  mercy  and  grace  of  Jesus  Christ,  our  Lord. 

Give  us,  0  Lord,  an  abiding  sense  of  the  vanity  and 
shortness  of  this  mortal  life.  Seeing  that  the  Son  of  man 
cometh  at  an  hour  when  we  think  not,  may  we  be  always 
ready ;  that  so  the  dread  summons  may  not  come  upon 
us  unawares ;  but  that,  having  our  loins  girt  about,  and 
our  lamps  burning,  we  may  be  like  those  that  wait  for 
their  Lord. 

Accept,  0  Lord,  our  earnest  intercessions  for  all  man- 
kind. Let  the  light  of  Thy  glorious  Gospel  shine  upon 
all  nations ;  and  cause  it  to  bring  forth  in  Christian  lands 
the  fruits  of  righteousness  to  the  praise  of  Thy  heavenly 
grace. 

Bless  Thy  Church,  0  Thou,  who  hast  purchased  it  with 
Thine  own  blood.     Make  it  the  joy  of  the  whole  earth : 


FRIDAY    EVENING  307 

clothe  its  ministers  with  power*  extend  its  borders  into  all 
lands ;  and  may  earth's  millions  of  sinning,  sorrowing, 
and  suffering  souls,  rind  their  home  and  their  rest  in  its 
bosom. 

Bless  all  our  friends,  relations,  and  acquaintances : 
those  that  are  in  sinJIO  Lord  convert;  those  that  are  in 
grace,  confirm  and  strengthen.  Unite  us  all  to  one 
another  by  mutual  love,  and  to  Thyself,  by  the  constant 
practice  of  piety  and  holiness,  through  the  merits  of  Thy 
blessed  Son,  our  Saviour. 

Be  merciful  to  all  who  are  in  any  trouble  or  affliction 
in  mind,  body,  or  outward  estate.  Raise  up  helpers  to 
such  as  are  in  want ;  and  administer  grace  and  comfort  to 
all,  according  to  their  several  necessities,  for  the  sake  of 
the  sufferings  and  sorrow  of  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 


Jfrifcag  dining. 

Eternal  and  infinitely  glorious  God,  the  great  Creator, 
gracious  Preserver,  and  wise  Governor  of  the  world,  we, 
Thy  sinful  and  unworthy  servants,  fall  before  Thee  at 
this  time,  to  present  our  prayers  and  supplications  at  the 
throne  of  Thy  heavenly  grace. 

Thou,  Lord,  art  never  weary  in  doing  us  good.  0  that 
we  had  made  returns  of  gratitude  to  Thee  in  any  measure 
suitable  to  the  benefits  we  have  received  at  Thy  hands. 
0  that  we  had  employed  all  our  gifts  to  Thy  honor  and 
glory,  and  never  abused  the  talents  entrusted  to  us.  But, 
alas !  Ave  acknowledge  with  shame  that  we  have  been 
guilty. of  great  ingratitude  towards  Thee:  we  have  been 
unprofitable  servants;  we  have  neglected  much  of  our 
duty ;  we  have  followed  too  often  the  inclinations  of  our 
corrupt  nature ;  and  instead  of  loving  Thee,  and  delight- 


308  FAMILY   PRAYERS. 

ing  in  Thee,  we  have  be£h  too  eagerly  and  fondly  pur- 
suing the  things  of  this  world. 

Let  Thy  goodness  and  forbearance,  0  Lord,  lead  us  to 
repentance ;  and  though  we  have  rendered  ourselves  un- 
worthy of  the  least  of  Thy  mercies,  yet,  for  the  sake  of 
i!l\j  beloved  Son,  our  Saviour,  in*vhom  Thou  art  well 
pteaa'id,  spare  us,  good  Lord,  spare  us,  and  be  not  angry 
with  an  forever.  "Wash  away  all  our  sins  in  that  fountain 
which  Thou  hast  opened  for  sin  and  uncleanness,  and 
restore  us  to  Thy  favor  and  love. 

0  Lord,  enlighten  our  understandings,  that  we  may 
know  Thee;  sanctify  our  affections,  that  we  may  love 
Thee ;  and  put  Thy  fear  into  our  hearts,  that  we  may 
dread  to  offend  Thee.  Convince  us  thoroughly,  O  Lord, 
of  the  great  evil  of  sin,  that  we  may  hate  it,  and  endea- 
vor in  all  things  to  obey  Thy  blessed  will,  and  to  walk 
before  Thee  in  holiness  and  righteousness  all  our  days. 

Make  us  always  mindful  that  Thou  art  everywhere  pre- 
sent, and  knowest  our  most  secret  thoughts  and  ways; 
that  so  we  may  console  ourselves  with  Thy  gracious  near- 
ness, and  at  the  same  time  fear  to  offend  Thee,  and  bring 
every  thought  and  desire  to  the  obedience  of  Thy  blessed 
will. 

Impress  us,  0  Lord,  with  a  lively  and  abiding  sense  of 
the  frailty  of  our  lives,  the  certainty  of  judgment  to  come, 
the  unspeakable  glories  of  heaven,  and  the  most  dreadful 
torments  of  hell ;  that  we  may  be  moved  in  good  earnest 
to  lay  hold  of  salvation,  and  never  be  so  foolish  as  to  pre- 
fer the  pleasures  of  sin,  which  are  but  for  a  season,  to  that 
everlasting  fulness  of  joy,  which  is  in  Thy  presence  for 
evermore. 

Establish,  O  Lord,  and  greatly  enlarge,  the  borders  of 
Thy  Church  ;  and  may  the  knowledge  of  Thy  name,  and 
the  consolations  of  Thy  grace,  soon  fill  all  lands  and  all 
hearts.  O,  let  the  wickedness  of  the  wicked  come  to  an 
end,  and  do  Thou  establish  and  increase  the  just. 


SATURDAY    MORNING.  309 

Extend  Thy  compassion  to  all  that  labor  under  afflic- 
tion ;  send  relief  to  those  that  are  in  want ;  ease  those 
that  are  in  pain ;  give  deliverance  to  the  oppressed  and 
persecuted,  especially  to  those  who  sutler  for  righteous 
ness'  sake. 

We  humbly  commend  ourselves  and  all  our  affairs  this 
night  to  Thy  blessing  and  protection.  Give  us,  0  Lord, 
the  comfortable  refreshment  of  a  quiet  and  undisturbed 
sleep.  Defend  us  from  all  evil,  and  from  all  fear  and 
dread.  Keep  us  more  especially  from  the  evil  of  sin,  and 
the  assaults  of  our  spiritual  enemies;  and  let  Thy  good- 
ness and  mercy  follow  us  all  the  days  of  our  life,  for  the 
sake  of  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 


O  God,  by  whom  the  whole  world  is  governed  and  pre 
served,  we  give  Thee  humble  thanks  for  Thy  fatherly  caiM 
over  us,  in  preserving  us  from  the  dangers  of  the  night 
which  is  past,  and  in  bringing  us  safely  to  the  beginning 
of  another  day. 

We  gratefully  acknowledge  our  dependence  on  Thee 
for  the  necessities,  conveniences,  and  comforts  of  our 
daily  life;  for  all  the  means  of  our  well-being  in  this 
world;  and  for  the  hope  of  everlasting  happiness  in  Thy 
heavenly  kingdom. 

We  give  Thee  thanks  for  the  gift  of  Thy  Son,  our  Sa- 
viour ;  for  the  gift  of  Thy  holy  Spirit,  our  Sanetifier  and 
Comforter ;  for  the  institution  of  Thy  Church,  the  mother 
of  us  all ;  for  the  light  of  Thy  glorious  Gospel,  and  the 
helps  of  Thy  grace;  and  for  the  precious  promises  of  par- 
don, through  Thy  Son  Christ  Jesus,  in  whose  blood  we 
have  the  atonement. 


310  FAMILY   PRAYERS. 

Give  us  always,  we  beseech  Thee,  such  a  tender  sense 
of  Thy  mercies  as  may  make  us  truly  thankful  for  them. 
0  save  us  from  hardness  of  heart,  and  from  blindness 
of  mind  ;  that  we  may  never  neglect  or  abuse  Thy  grace, 
but  may  honor  and  enjoy  it  in  our  hearts  and  lives,  from 
day  to  day. 

Grant  us  grace  honestly  to  improve  all  the  talents 
which  Thou  hast  committed  to  our  trust;  and  may  no 
worldly  business,  and  no  love  of  pleasure,  draw  our 
minds  or  hearts  from  the  solemn  concerns  of  the  life  to 
come. 

May  Thy  blessing,  0  Lord,  be  upon  our  persons,  upon 
our  labors,  upon  our  substance,  and  upon  all  that  belongs 
to  us.  In  prosperity  may  we  not  forget  Thee,  and  in  ad- 
versity may  we  still  trust  in  Thy  wisdom,  mercy,  and 
love ;  knowing  that  whatever  seeming  evils  befall  us  in 
this  valley  of  tears,  they  shall  all  turn  out  to  our  advantage. 
And,  whatever  Thou  dost  deny  us,  O  withhold  nut  that 
grace  which  bringeth  salvation. 

Defend  us,  0  Lord,  and  all  that  are  near  and  dear  to 
us,  against  all  the  assaults  of  our  enemies.  Grant  that  this 
day  we  may  fall  into  no  sin,  neither  run  into  any  danger. 
May  all  our  doings  be  ordered  by  Thee,  and  meet  with 
Thy  favor  and  blessing;  that  so  we  may  walk,  O  Lord, 
in  the  light  of  Thy  countenance. 

Into  Thy  hands,  gracious  Father,  do  we  now  commend 
our  souls  and  bodies  for  this  day,  and  for  all  coming  time. 
Glorify  Thyself  in  all  that  we  do  and  suffer ;  and  grant 
us,  we  beseech  Thee,  in  this  wTorld,  knowledge  of  Thy 
truth,  and  in  the  world  to  come,  life  everlasting ;  through 
the  mercy  and  mediation  of  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  to 
whom,  wuth  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  one  God,  be  all 
honor  and  glory,  as  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and 
ever  shall  be,  world  without  cud. 


SATURDAY    EVENING.  311 


Satttrfoag  £  to  villi* 

0  Lord  God,  our  Heavenly  Fathei1,  by  whose  gracious 
protection  we  have  been  carried  through  another  day  and 
another  week  of  our  lives,  unto  Thee  do  we  render  our 
humble  and  hearty  thanks. 

Give  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  a  due  sense  of  the  manifold 
favors  Thou  hast  bestowed  upon  us  ever  since  we  were 
born ;  and  more  especially  teach  us  to  value,  as  we  ought 
to  do,  Thy  great  mercy  in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord,  through 
whom  alone  we  enjoy  the  means  of  grace,  and  the  hope 
of  glory. 

We  confess,  0  Lord,  that  we  have  not  served  Thee  ac- 
cording to  the  measure  of  our  knowledge  and  ability. 
We  have  again  and  again  broken  Thy  laws  and  com- 
mandments ;  we  have  too  much  neglected  the  warnings 
Thou  hast  given ;  we  have  resisted  the  quiet  influences 
of  Thy  Holy  Spirit,  and  have  just  cause  to  fear  Thy 
righteous  judgments.  We  acknowledge  and  feel  our  un- 
worthiness.  0  merciful  Father,  accept  our  penitence, 
and  cause  it  to  be  more  sincere  and  heartfelt,  and  give  us 
the  comforting  assurance  of  pardon.  By  Thy  manifold 
and  great  mercies;  by  the  all-sufficient  merits  of  Thy 
blessed  Son,  Jesus  Christ;  by  His  agony  and  bloody 
sweat ;  by  His  bitter  cross  and  passion ;  by  His  glorious 
resurrection  and  ascension  ;  by  His  continual  intercession 
for  us  at  Thy  right  hand ;  and  by  the  graces  and  comforts 
of  the  Holy  Ghost,  good  Lord,  deliver  us. 

In  all  the  changes  and  trials  of  this  mortal  life;  in 
the  day  of  prosperity  and  in  the  day  of  adversity ;  in  the 
hour  of  death  and  in  the  day  of  judgment,  good  Lord, 
deliver  us. 

We  beseech  Thee,  0  Lord,  to  extend  Thy  mercy  to  the 
whole  race  of  mankind.    Have  pity  upon  the  nations  that 


312  FAMILY    PllAYERS. 

know  Thco  not,  and  have  never  heard  of  Thy  name ; 
cause  the  light  Of  Thy  glorious  gospel  to  shine  among 
them,  and  visit  them  with  Thy  salvation. 

Look  with  pity  and  compassion,  O  Lord,  upon  all  in 
affliction  and  temptation;  upon  the  poor,  the  sick,  and 
the  dying;  strengthen  and  support  them,  and  give  them 
in  Thine  own  good  time  a  happy  deliverance,  for  the  sake 
of  the  sufferings  of  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

Be  merciful  and  gracious,  O  God,  to  our  relations, 
friends,  and  acquaintances,  and  to  all  that  desire  or  need 
our  prayers.  Forgive  our  enemies  :  reward  our  bene! ac- 
tors ;  and  grant  that  we,  and  all  Thy  people  everywhere, 
may  serve  Thee  with  fall  purpose  of  heart,  and  he  made 
partakers  at.  last  of  eternal  happiness  in  Thy  presence  in 
heaven. 

As  Thou  hast  preserved  us  while  waking,  so  do  Thou, 
O  Lord,  defend  us  while  sleeping.  Grant  us  such  rest  of 
body  that  we  may  have  a  waking  soul,  to  watch  for  the 
lime  when  our  Lord  shall  appear  to  deliver  us  from  this 
mortal  life.  Let  no  vain  or  wandering  fancy  trouble  us  ; 
let  our  spiritual  enemies  have  no  power  over  us;  but 
grant  that  our  minds  may  be  set  wholly  upon  Thy  pre- 
sence, and  made  to  rest  with  holy  love  and  fear  in  Thee 
alone:  that  being  refreshed  with  a  moderate  and  sober 
sleep,  we  may  rise  again  with  cheerful  strength  and  glad- 
ness of  heart  to  serve  Thee  in  all  good  works,  through 
Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 


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SECOND   SERIES. 


Praise  waiteth  for  Thee,  0  God,  in  Zion,  and  unto 
Thee  shall  the  vow  be  performed.  We  are  altogether  un- 
worthy to  appear  before  Thee,  Thou  Holy  One  of  Israel. 
In  Thy  sight,  0  Lord,  we  are  all  as  an  unclean  thing,  and 
our  righteousnesses  are  as  filthy  rags. 

Enable  us  to  draw  nigh  at  this  time  unto  Thee,  in  the 
name  of  our  only  Mediator,  Jesus  Christ  the  righteous. 
For  His  sake  pardon  our  iniquity,  which  is  very  great. 
Receive  us  graciously,  love  us  freely. 

Put  Thy  Holy  Spirit  within  us,  that  we  may  never  walk 
in  the  counsel  of  the  ungodly,  nor  stand  in  the  way  of 
sinners,  nor  sit  in  the  seat  of  the  scornful.  It  is  of  Thy 
mercy  that  we  have  not  followed  a  multitude  to  do  evil ; 
and  this  day  we  would  bless  Thy  name  for  the  institution 
of  the  Christian  Sabbath.  May  we  be  enabled  to  com- 
memorate with  humility  and  thankfulness  the  finished 
works  of  creation  and  redemption. 

Blessed  be  the  God  and  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus 
Christ,  who,  according  to  His  abundant  mercy,  hath  be- 
gotten us  again  unto  a  lively  hope,  by  the  resurrection  of 
Jesus  Christ  from  the  dead,  to  an  inheritance  incor- 
ruptible and  undefiled,  and  that  fadeth  not  away.  May 
we  rejoice  in  the  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  who  died  for  our  sins, 
and  rose  again  for  our  justification,  and  who  ever  liveth 
to  make  intercession  for  us. 

Be  pleased,  O  Lord,  to  send  forth  Thy  light  and  Thy 
truth :  let  them  lead  us,  let  them  bring  us  unto  Thy  holy 
hill,  and  to  Thy  tabernacles.  May  our  delight  be  in  the 
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314  FAMILY    PRAYERS. 

law  of  the  Lord ;  and  in  Thy  law  may  we  meditate  all  the 
day.  Sanctify  us  through  Tby  truth  ;  Thy  word  is  truth. 
Make  us  faithful  in  every  good  word  and  work.  Make 
us  trees  planted  by  the  rivers  of  water,  the  planting  of 
the  Lord,  that  He  may  be  glorified. 

Bless  to  us,  0  Lord,  for  these  and  all  other  holy  pur- 
poses, the  reading  of  Thy  word  and  the  public  duties  of 
the  sanctuary.  Go  with  us  to  the  house  of  prayer,  and 
grant  Thy  heavenly  blessings  to  pastor  and  people,  that 
whatsoever  shall  he  spoken  or  heard,  may  he  as  it  be 
comes  the  oracles  of  God.  Suffer  not  the  good  seed  to 
be  choked,  or  to  be  rendered  unfruitful  by  the  cares  or 
the  vanities  of  this  present  evil  world. 

Thou  hast  set  Thy  King  upon  Thy  holy  hill  of  Zion. 
May  all  nations  be  blessed  in  Him,  and  call  Him  blessed. 
May  the  kingdoms  of  this  world  become  the  kingdoms  of 
our  Lord  and  of  His  Christ.  Give  Thy  Son  the  heathen 
for  His  inheritance,  and  the  uttermost  parts  of  the  earth 
for  His  possession.  May  the  waste  places  of  Zion  be  re- 
built, and  the  glory  of  the  Lord  arise  upon  her  as  in  the 
days  of  old.  Visit  with  Thy  special  consolations  the 
sons  and  daughters  of  affliction.  Let  them  receive,  O 
Lord,  this  day  a  portion  of  the  children's  bread. 

We  render  Thee  our  united  thanksgivings  for  the 
blessings  and  privileges  of  the  past  week,  for  the  rest  of 
the  night,  and  for  the  return  of  Thy  holy  day.  Un- 
worthy of  the  least  of  all  Thy  mercies,  we  cast  ourselves 
on  the  exceeding  riches  of  Thy  grace,  in  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord ;  to  whom,  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost,  be  all 
honor  and  praise,  world  without  end. 


SUNDAY    EVENING.  315 


Swnhig  Glutting. 

0  Lord  our  God,  in  Thy  presence  is  fulness  of  joy,  and 
at  Thy  right  hand  there  are  pleasures  for  evermore.  Thou 
art  the  good  Shepherd,  who  makest  us  to  lie  down  in 
green  pastures  and  leadest  us  beside  the  still  waters. 
Thou  restorest  our  souls,  Thou  leadest  us  in  the  paths  of 
righteousness  for  Thy  name's  sake. 

Thou  hast  again  revealed  Thyself  unto  us,  on  this  Thy 
sacred  day,  as  the  Father  of  all  mercies  and  the  God  of 
all  comfort ;  and  we  would  now  close  it  by  uniting  with 
the  saints  in  heaven,  in  ascribing  unto  Thee  adoration 
and  praise,  for  all  Thy  loving  kindness  and  wTonderful 
works  tov  irds  the  children  of  men.  Especially  do  we 
bless  The*  for  the  knowledge  of  Thy  Son  Jesus  Christ, 
through  whom  life  and  immortality  have  been  brought  to 
light,  for  Thy  holy  word,  the  preaching  of  the  gospel,  and 
all  the  ordinances  of  Thy  house.  We  bless  Thee  for  the 
gracious  influences  of  Thy  Spirit,  which  Thou  hast  been 
pleased  to  shed  down  upon  Thy  people  in  the  services  of 
the  sanctuary. 

Grant,  we  beseech  Thee,  that  the  instructions  and  ad- 
monitions, which  have  been  administered  to-day  from 
Thy  blessed  word,  may  fall  as  good  seed  into  good  ground, 
and  bring  forth  much  fruit  to  the  glory  of  Thy  name. 
Save  us  from  the  condemnation  of  those  who  enjoy  the 
privileges  of  Thy  church,  and  yet  persist  in  their  sins, 
and  thus  treasure  up  unto  themselves  wrath  against  the 
day  of  wrath,  and  revelation  of  the  righteous  judgment  of 
God.  Make  us  every  day  more  zealous  in  the  duties  of 
religion,  more  frequent  and  fervent  in  our  prayers  and 
thanksgivings,  more  serious  in  our  repentance  and  hu- 
miliation, more  holy  and  exemplary  in  our  lives. 


316  FAMILY    PRATIH 

Forgive  us.  we  entreat  Thee,  O  heavenly  Father,  all 
the  sins  and  short  comings  of  this  day,  the  coldness  of 
our  devotions,  the  dulness  of  our  prayers,  the  distraction 
of  our  thoughts.  Our  offences  grieve  our  souls,  and  hide 
from  us ;  but  our  confidence  is  in  Thine  infinite 
mercy,  and  the  all-sufficient  sacrifice  and  merits  of  Thy 
Son  Jesus  Christ,  who  died  also  for  our  sins  and  rose  for 
our  justification,  and  now  sitteth  at  the  right  hand  of  Thy 
divine  Maje-  or  merciful  Highpriest  making  con- 

tinually in:  d  for  us.  to  whom  be  glory  forever. 

And  now,  we  commit  ourselves  to  Thy  fatherly  care 
and  keeping  for  the  coming  night.  Spread  over  us  the 
wings  of  Thy  protection,  and  keep  us  from  sin  and  harm. 
Bless  with  us  all  our  relations  and  friends,  and  all  our 
fellowmen :  especially  all  widows  and  orphans,  exiles 
and  prisoners,  the  poor  and  needy,  and  all  the  destitute 
and  L     Make  us  ever  mindful  of  the  last  day, 

,11  lie  down  in  the  dust.  Prepare  for  us  the 
death  of  the  righteous,  and  introduce  us  at  last  into  that 
rest  which  remaineth  for  the  people  of  God,  through 
is  Christ  our  Lord. 


0  Lorb  our  God,  who  hast  ordained  times  and  seasons, 
and  appointed  one  day  of  each  week  for  rest,  and  six  days 
for  labor,  we  bless  Thee  that  Thou  dost  permit  us  to  enter 
upon  another  week  under  circumstances  of  mercy  and 
peace.  We  offer  ourselves  anew  to  Thy  holy  service, 
which  is  perfect  freedom.  We  are  not  our  own,  but  be- 
_  both  in  body  and  soul,  in  life  and  in  death,  to  Thee, 
our  Maker.  Redeemer,  and  San-ctifier.  May  our  whole 
anil  conversation  be  a  song  of  gratitude  and  praise  to 
Thine  infinite  goodness  and  mercy. 


MONDAY    MORNING,  317 

We  humbly  confess,  0  Lord,  that  we  are  poor,  miserable 
Burners,  unable  by  nature  to  keep  Thy  holy  laws  and  pre- 
cepts. Thou  must  work  in  us  both  to  will  and  to  do  ac- 
cording to  Thy  good  pleasure.  Grant  us,  we  humbly 
beseech  Thee,  the  powerful  aid  of  Thy  Holy  Spirit,  that 
He  may  lead  us  into  all  truth  and  holiness;  and  so  fit  us, 
by  Thy  heavenly  grace,  for  the  duties  of  this  day  and 
week,  that  we  may  begin,  continue,  and  end  all  our  works 
in  Thee.  Control  our  thoughts,  words,  and  actions,  that 
they  may  all  be  instruments  of  righteousness  to  Thy 
praise. 

Give  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  the  power  of  faith,  which 
overcometh  the  world,  the  flesh,  and  the  Devil.  Fill  our 
hearts  with  supreme  love  to  God,  and  charity  to  our  fel- 
low-men. Inspire  us  with  wisdom  and  counsel  in  all  our 
doings.  Make  us  humble  in  prosperity,  and  patient  in 
adversity.  Keep  before  our  eyes  continually  the  Cross  of 
Christ,  as  the  true  source  of  strength,  and  our  only  safe- 
guard against  evil  thoughts  and  desires. 

Direct  our  minds,  in  the  midst  of  our  earthly  labors,  to 
the  kingdom  of  heaven  and  its  righteousness.  Suffer  not 
our  affections  to  dwell  below,  and  to  be  set  upon  the  vani- 
ties of  this  present  evil  world.  Give  us  contentment  of 
heart,  and  childlike  trust  in  Thee,  who  rulest  the  universe, 
and  clothest  the  lilies  of  the  field :  who  providest  for  an- 
gels, and  feedest  the  young  ravens ;  who  art  allsufficient 
in  Thyself  and  allsufficient  to  us.  Give  us  a  heart  com- 
passionate to  the  poor,  and  liberal  to  the  needy.  May  we 
enjoy  more  and  more  the  blessedness  of  doing  good  to 
others,  and  relieving  those  who  are  in  need,  after  the  ex- 
ample of  Jesus  Christ,  who  gave'His  own  life  as  a  ransom 
for  a  fallen  race. 

Almighty  God,  the  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ, 

of  whom  the  whole  family  in  heaven  and  earth  is  named ; 

who  hast  said  that  thou  wilt  be  the  God  of  all  the  families 

of  Israel,  and  that  they  shall  be  Thy  people ;  reign  and 

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318  FAMILY    PRAYERS. 

rule  in  this  house ;  dispense  Thy  spiritual  blessings  to  nil 
its  members  ;  give  wisdom  to  the  parents,  obedience  to  the 
children ;  and  so  unite  us  more  and  more  iu  the  holy 
bonds  of  love  to  Thee  and  to  one  another,  that  hving  in 
Thy  service,  and  dying  in  Thy  peace,  we  may  enter  at  last 
as  an  unbroken  family  into  the  unspeakable  joys  of  Thine 
everlasting  kingdom  in  heaven. 


gEtoniaa  (gaining. 

Almighty,  most  merciful,  and  everlasting  God,  hear  us, 
the  creatures  of  a  day.  Of  old  hast  Thou  laid  the  founda- 
tions of  the  earth,  and  the  heavens  are  the  work  of  Thy 
hands.  They  shall  perish,  but  Thou  shalt  endure ;  yea, 
all  of  them  shall  wax  old  like  a  garment,  and  as  a  vesture 
shalt  Thou  change  them,  and  they  shall  be  changed ;  but 
Thou  art  the  same,  and  of  Thy  years  there  shall  be  no 
end.  Show  to  us,  Lord,  the  end  and  measure  of  our  days, 
that  we  may  know  how  frail  we  are ;  and  so  teach  us  to 
number  our  few  and  uncertain  years,  that  we  may  apply 
our  hearts  to  wisdom. 

And,  now  that  another  day  is  gone,  and  another  night 
arrived,  may  we  have  wisdom  to  consider  that  we  are  an- 
other day  nearer  to  death,  to  judgment,  and  to  eternity. 
O  that  we  were  wise  !  that  we  understood  this  —  that  we 
might  consider  our  latter  end !  Lord,  grant  us  grace  to 
live  waiting  and  watching  for  Thy  call.  And  whether  it 
come  by  day,  at  midnight,  or  in  the  morning,  may  we  all 
be  found  ready. 

And  now,  O  Lord,  so  long  as  our  years  are  lengthened 
out,  teach  us  to  walk  circumspectly ;  not  as  fools,  but  as 
wise,  redeeming  the  time,  because  the  days  are  evil.  Give 
us  grace  to  employ  our  time  in  seeking  to  learn  more  of 


MONDAY    EVENING.  319 

God ;  in  seeking  more  conformity  to  His  will ;  in  morti- 
fying the  deeds  of  the  body,  that  we  may  live ;  and  in 
bringing  forth  the  fruits  of  the  Spirit  in  all  holiness,  that 
our  heavenly  Father  may  be  glorified  in  the  world. 

Yet,  Lord,  we  must  confess  that  we  have  been  very 
unprofitable  servants.  We  have  wasted  our  precious  time 
on  vanities.  "We  have  been  as  men  spending  their  money 
for  that  which  is  not  bread,  and  their  labor  for  that  which 
satisfieth  not.  But,  blessed  be  Thy  holy  name,  O  God, 
Thou  desirest  not  the  death  of  a  sinner ;  but  rather  it  is 
Thy  desire  that  he  should  return  unto  Thee  and  live.  O 
turn  us  and  we  shall  be  turned ;  draw  us  and  we  shall 
run  after  Thee. 

Raise  our  affections  from  the  earth,  and  set  them  upon 
things  above,  where  Christ  sitteth  on  the  right  hand  of 
God.  By  the  cross  of  Christ  may  we  now  be  crucified  to 
the  world,  and  the  world  to  us ;  and  may  the  life  we  shall 
henceforth  live  in  the  flesh,  be  by  the  faith  of  the  Son  of 
God.  Let  Christ  be  our  Life ;  and  unworthy  in  ourselves 
though  we  be,  when  Christ,  who  is  our  Life,  shall  appear, 
then  shall  we  also  appear  with  Him  in  glory. 

Ee member  in  Thy  mercy,  0  Lord,  all  our  dear  friends 
and  kind  benefactors ;  and,  if  we  have  enemies,  forgive 
them,  and  teach  us  from  the  heart  to  forgive  them 
likewise. 

Remember  in  Thy  mercy  all  that  voyage  on  the  seas, 
and  protect  and  deliver  them  in  the  hour  of  danger. 

Remember  for  good  all  sick  and  afllicted  persons.  Fit 
the  living  for  life,  and  the  dying  for  death.  Bless  the 
word  of  instruction  and  comfort,  when  addressed  to  their 
ear.  Make  it  better  than  a  medicine  for  their  sickness, 
or  oil  and  wine  for  their  wounds.  Open  the  ears  of  men, 
O  Lord,  that  they  may  everywhere  hear  and  obey  Thy 
word. 

Take  away  in  Thy  mercy  the  blindness  from  the  eyes 
of  Israel,  and  in  truth  and  holiness  uphold  Thy  Gen- 


320  FAMILY    PRAYERS. 

tile  churches.  Rule  in  the  hearts  of  our  rulers,  and  let 
righteousness  exalt  the  nation.  Let  Thy  salvation  be 
nigh  to  them  that  fear  Thee,  that  Thy  glory  may  dwell 
in  our  land. 

Keep  us  through  the  night,  and  if,  in  Thy  providence, 
we  are  spared  till  another  day,  may  we  go  forth  again  to 
serve  Thee  in  newness  of  life.  And  to  the  Father,  the 
Son,  and  the  Holy  Spirit,  the  everlasting  God,  be  glory 
forever. 


fiusfrair  looming. 

0  Lord  God,  our  heavenly  Father,  who  hast  permitted 
us  to  rest  securely  under  the  shadow  of  Thy  wings  during 
the  past  night,  and  hast  called  us  forth  in  safety  and 
peace  from  our  slumbers  to  the  light  of  day,  accept  our 
united  thanks  for  this  renewed  token  of  thy  goodness  and 
love,  and  enable  us  to  realize  the  debt  of  gratitude  we 
owe  to  Thee  for  this  and  for  all  other  mercies. 

Regard  us  not,  0  Lord,  according  to  the  multitude  of 
our  transgressions,  but  according  to  the  abundance  of  Thy 
compassion,  and  forgive  us  our  innumerable  transgres- 
sions, through  the  merits  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour,  Jesus 
Christ. 

0  Lord,  from  whom  every  grace  and  all  holy  desires 
proceed,  quicken  us,  we  humbly  beseech  Thee,  by  Thy 
Holy  Spirit,  to  the  end,  that  we  may  this  day  walk  in 
Thy  love  and  fear,  and  in  charity  towards  all  men.  Create 
in  us  clean  hearts,  and  renew  within  us  right  spirits,  that 
Thou  mayest  take  pleasure  in  us  and  bless  us. 

Remember,  according  to  the  multitude  of  Thy  mercies, 
all  Thy  children  in  the  world,  and  replenish  them  with 
every  necessary  good  in  earthly  and  spiritual  things. 
Especially  do  thou  bless  our  brethren  who  are  in  affliction, 


TUESDAY    MORNING.  321 

whether  of  body  or  mind;  all  the  sick  and  the  bereaved; 
all  that  are  in  peril,  whether  by  land  or  by  sea ;  all  that 
are  oppressed  and  cruelly  treated  by  their  fellow-men  ;  all 
that  are  persecuted  fbr  righteousness'  sake ;  all  widows 
and  orphans;  and  especially  all  who  arc  in  the  pangs  of 
death.  Comfort  them,  O  Lord,  in  their  trials  and  afflic- 
tions, and  grant  them  deliverance  from  their  distresses ; 
and  do  Thou  so  sanctify  them  by  Thy  grace,  that  they 
may  at  last  be  prepared  for  an  abundant  entrance  into 
that  rest,  which  remaineth  unto  the  people  of  God, 
through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord. 

Bless  our  rulers,  and  all  whom  Thou  hast  placed  in  au- 
thority over  us.  Counsel  them  with  Thy  wisdom,  and 
preserve  them  from  the  numerous  temptations  by  which 
they  are  surrounded.  May  we  reverence  them,  as  those 
who  bear  rule  over  us  in  earthly  things  from  Thee ;  and 
may  we  uphold  them  in  all  their  lawful  endeavors  to 
administer  justice  and  righteousness  among  men. 

And  now,  OLorcl,  we  commit  our  souls  and  bodies, 
with  all  that  concerns  us,  into  Thy  hands.  Guide  us,  Thy 
poor,  weak,  and  erring  children ;  and  so  order  our  footsteps, 
all  our  thoughts,  words,  and  deeds,  that  we  may  love  and 
obey  Thee  more  perfectly  from  day  to  day ;  until  we  shall 
be  prepared  by  Thine  infinite  mercy,  for  that  bright  and 
glorious  world,  where  there  is  fulness  of  joy,  and  where 
there  are  pleasures  at  Thy  right  hand  for  evermore.  And 
all  the  glory  shall  be  to  Thee,  the  Father,  and  the  Son, 
and  the  Holy  Ghost,  as  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now, 
and  ever  shall  be,  world  without  end. 


322  FAMILY    PRAYERS. 


Blessed  be  Thy  name,  0  Lord,  Thou  almighty  Ruler  of 
the  universe,  who  givest  us  the  sun  for  a  light  by  day, 
and  the  moon  and  the  stars  for  light  by  night,  and  who 
hast  brought  us  safely  to  the  close  of  another  period  of 
our  earthly  pilgrimage.  "We  beseech  Thee  to  regard  our 
prayer,  and  the  prayers  of  all  Thy  people,  and  pardon  us 
all  our  sins,  according  to  Thy  loving  kindness  and  tender 
mercy. 

Accept,  O  Lord,  our  evening  sacrifice,  and  pour  out 
upon  us,  Thy  heritage,  the  fulness  of  Thy  grace.  Guard 
and  defend  us  by  Thy  holy  angels ;  arm  us  with  the 
weapons  of  righteousness  ;  surround  us  with  Thy  truth ; 
watch  over  us  with  Thy  power ;  preserve  us  from  all  harm 
and  danger,  both  of  soul  and  body ;  and  give  us  grace, 
that  we  may  spend  this  evening  and  night,  and  all  the 
nights  and  days  of  our  sojourn  upon  earth,  to  Thy  honor 
and  glory. 

0  Lord  Jesus,  Thou  once  crucified  but  now  exalted 
Saviour  we  bless  Thee  for  Thy  humiliation  ;  for  Thine 
incarnation  ;  for  Thy  life  of  patient  suffering ;  for  Thine 
agony  in  the  garden ;  for  Thy  groans  and  prayers  on  the 
Cross  ;  and  for  Thine  atoning  death.  But  we  bless  Thee, 
also,  for  Thy  triumphant  resurrection ;  for  Thy  glorious 
ascension  into  heaven ;  and  for  Thine  intercession  before 
the  Father,  as  our  Advocate  and  Mediator. 

O  blessed  Jesus  !  may  we  imitate  Thee  in  Thy  humility ; 
bear  reproach  as  meekly  as  Thou  didst  bear  it ;  forgive 
our  enemies,  as  Thou  forgavest  even  Thy  murderers,  and 
as  we  hope  that  Thou  wilt  forgive  us  our  many  sins. 
May  we,  at  last,  die  as  Thou  didst  die ;  commending  our 
couls  into  the  hands  of  our  heavenly  Father,  with  the 


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full  assurance  of  being,  with  Thee,  raised  up  at  the  last 
day  to  eternal  life,  in  those  mansions  of  everlasting  glory, 
which  Thou  hast  gone  to  prepare  for  all  Thy  faithful 
followers. 

0  Lord,  our  gracious  Redeemer !  we  now  commit  our- 
selves into  Thy  hands.  Receive  ns  graciously,  and  love 
us  f  •oely.  Be  with  us  when  we  lie  down,  and  when  we 
rise  up ;  be  with  us  in  sickness  and  in  health ;  and  in  the 
hour  of  death,  forsake  ns  not,  O  Lord,  but  grant  us  a 
calm  and  peaceful  departure  out  of  this  world,  and  a 
triumphant  entrance  into  Thy  heavenly  kingdom.  And 
all  the  glory  shall  be  given  to  Thee,  the  ever-living  Re- 
deemer, who,  with  the  Father  and  the  Holy  Spirit,  art 
alone  worthy  of  all  praise  and  glory,  forever  and  ever. 


O  God,  we  acknowledge  Thee  as  the  God  in  whose 
hand  our  breath  is,  and  whose  are  all  our  ways.  We  laid 
us  clown  in  peace  and  slept,  and  Thou,  Lord,  didst  make 
us  to  dwell  in  safety.  Help  us,  we  fervently  beseech 
Thee,  in  our  morning  sacrifice  of  prayer  and  praise,  which 
we  now  offer  unto  Thee  through  our  Redeemer  and  Advo- 
cate, Jesus  Christ,  to  feel  truly  penitent  for  all  our  sins, 
and  in  humble  faith  and  love  to  consecrate  ourselves  anew 
to  Thy  service  in  all  holiness  and  piety. 

We  adore  Thee,  most  faithful  Saviour,  Thou  Angel  of 
the  covenant,  that  Thou  hast  exalted  us  as  a  family  to  a 
living  relationship  with  Thee.  We  bless  Thee,  that  in 
holy  baptism  Thou  hast  sealed  us  and  our  children  as 
Thine,  and  made  us  partakers  together  of  the  rich  bless- 
ings of  the  better  covenant.  May  we  not  make  the  grace 
of  God  of  none  effect  through  our  unbelief,  but  use  all 


324  FAMILY    PRAYERS. 

diligence  to  attain  to  the  end  of  our  calling,  even  the  sal- 
vation  of  our  souls.  By  the  continual  remembrance  of 
Thy  mercy,  through  the  help  of  the  Holy  Spirit,  may  we  he 
effectually  restrained  from  sin,  greatly  cheered  in  Thy  ser- 
vice, more  cordially  united  in  mutual  love  and  sympathy, 
and  urged  to  press  forward  together  toward  the  mark  for 
the  prize  of  our  high  calling,  in  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord. 
And  thus,  as  we  sojourn  together,  in  faith  and  hope,  in  this 
earthly  home,  may  we  at  last  be  united  forever  in  the 
mansions  of  our  Father's  house  on  high. 

Visit  with  Thy  love  and  saving  grace,  we  entreat  Thee, 
the  families  of  all  our  dear  friends  and  kindred.  May 
they  also  have  a  living  share  in  Thy  covenant  mercy,  be 
the  true  friends  and  faithful  disciples  of  Jesus  Christ;  and 
in  Him  may  they,  finally,  be  heirs  with  us,  of  the  inherit- 
ance which  is  incorruptible,  undefiled,  and  that  fadeth  not 
away. 

Bless,  we  implore  Thee,  Thy  holy  Church  universal, 
and  especially  that  portion  of  it  to  which  we  belong. 
Smile  upon  all  her  institutions  of  learning.  Make  them 
rich  sources  of  sound  knowledge  and  true  piety,  and  in- 
strumental in  furnishing  efficient  pastors  and  teachers  for 
our  congregations.  Grant  abundant  success  to  all  the 
missionary  and  other  Christian  enterprizes  in  which  our 
Church  is  engaged,  that  her  waste  places  may  be  culti- 
vated, and  all  her  spiritual  destitutions  speedily  supplied. 
Thus  may  the  grace  shown  to  our  fathers  be  magnified  in 
their  children,  and  the  precious  inheritance  which  we 
have  received  be  handed  down  in  full  measure  to  future 
generations. 

Hear  us,  0  Lord,  in  these  our  fervent  petitions,  and  grant 
unto  us  and  all  men,  far  above  all  that  we  are  able  to  ask 
or  think,  or  can  ever  deserve,  only  for  the  sake  of  our 
Lord  and  Mediator,  Jesus  Christ. 


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A    LITANY. 

Lord,  have  mercy  upon  us. 

Have  mercy  upon  us. 

Christ,  have  mercy  upon  us. 

Have  mercy  upon  us. 

Christ,  hear  us  and  grant  us  Thy  peace. 

Hear  us  and  grant  us  Thy  peace. 

Jesus,  the  Son  of  the  living  God,  the  Eternal  "Word, 
the  Brightness  of  the  Father's  glory,  and  express  Image 
of  His  person : 

Have  mercy  upon  us. 

Jesus,  the  Son  of  Man,  conceived  of  the  Holy  Ghost, 
born  of  the  Virgin  Mary,  meek  and  humble  of  heart, 
obedient  unto  death,  the  example  of  all  virtues,  the  Way, 
the  Truth,  and  the  Life : 

Have  mercy  upon  us. 

Jesus,  the  Author  of  life,  the  Captain  of  salvation,  the 
eternal  Ilighpriest,  the  Prince  of  Peace : 

Have  mercy  upon  us. 

Jesus,  the  Joy  of  angels,  the  Hope  of  the  patriarchs, 
the  Inspirer  of  the  prophets,  the  Teacher  of  the  apostles, 
the  Strength  of  martyrs,  the  King  of  saints : 

Have  mercy  upon  us. 

From  all  sin  and  evil,  from  death  and  hell : 

Deliver  us,  0  Lord  Jesus. 

By  Thy  holy  Nativity  and  Circumcision  ;  by  Thy  holy 
"Words  and  Deeds ;  by  Thine  Agony  and  bloody  Sweat ; 
by  Thy  bitter  Cross  and  Passion  ;  by  Thy  Death  and  Bu- 
rial ;  by  Thy  glorious  Resurrection  and  Ascension ;  by 
Thy  Sitting  at  the  right  hand  of  the  Father  Almighty, 
and  Thy  Return  to  judge  the  quick  and  the  dead  : 
Deliver  us,  0  Lord  Jesus* 
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326  FAMILY    PRAYERS. 

Lamb  of  God,  who  takest  away  the  sin  of  the  world : 

Have  mercy  upon  us. 

Lamb  of  God,  who  takest  away  the  sin  of  the  world : 

Sear  our  prayers. 

Lamb  of  God,  who  takest  away  the  sin  of  the  world ; 

Grrant  us  Thy  peace. 


fftursiaij  gaming. 

Almighty  God,  Father  of  our  Lord  Jesus  Christ,  we 
approach  to  the  throne  of  grace  this  morning  with  reve- 
rence and  holy  fear,  begging  of  Thee  mercy  and  peace, 
pardon  and  salvation.  We  are  poor  sinners,  but  sorrowful 
and  repenting.  Thou  art  holy,  and  justly  offended  with 
us ;  but  yet  Thou  art  our  gracious  Lord  and  merciful 
Father  in  Christ  Jesus.  Be  pleased,  we  beseech  Thee,  to 
blot  out  our  sins  from  Thy  remembrance,  and  heal  our 
souls,  that  we  may  sin  no  more  against  Thee.  Open  our 
eyes,  that  we  may  see  and  amend  our  own  infirmities  and 
follies ;  and  give  us  perfect  understanding  in  the  way  of 
godliness,  that  we  may  walk  in  it  all  the  days  of  our  pil- 
grimage. Give  us  a  spirit  diligent  in  the  works  of  our 
calling,  cheerful  and  zealous  in  religion,  fervent  and  fre- 
quent in  prayer,  charitable  and  useful  in  conversation. 
Give  us  a  healthful  and  a  chaste  body,  a  pure  and  a  holy 
soul,  a  sanctified  and  a  humble  spirit ;  and  preserve  our 
body,  soul,  and  spirit,  blameless  to  the  coming  of  our 
Lord  Jesus  Christ. 

Blessed  be  Thy  name,  0  God  of  all  mercies,  who  hast 
preserved  us  through  the  past  night  from  sickness  and 
sorrow,  from  sad  chances  and  a  violent  dea+h,  from  the 
malice  of  the  Devil,  and  the  evil  effects  of  our  own  cor- 
rupt nature  and  infirmity.     The  outgoings  of  the  morn- 


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hig  and  evening  shall  praise  Thee,  and  Thy  servants  shall 
rejoice  in  giving  Thee  glory  and  thanks  for  all  Thy  won- 
derful dealings  with  the  children  of  men,  and  the  mem- 
bers of  Thy  Church. 

Let  Thy  providence  and  care  watch  over  us  this  day, 
and  all  the  days  of  our  life,  that  we  may  never  sin  against 
Thee  by  idleness  or  folly,  by  evil  company  or  private  sins, 
by  word  or  deed,  by  thought  or  desire.  Enable  us  so  to 
spend  the  day  that  it  may  be  profitable  to  us  and  to  others, 
and  leave  no  sorrows,  or  the  remembrance  of  an  evil  con- 
science, at  night;  and  so  conduct  us  through  life  by  Thy 
Holy  Spirit,  that  when  the  days  of  our  short  abode  on 
earth  are  clone,  and  the  shadow  is  departed,  we  may  die 
in  Thy  fear  and  favor,  and  rest  in  a  holy  hope,  and  at  last 
return  to  the  joys  of  a  blessed  resurrection,  through  Jesua 
Christ  our  Lord. 


Eternal  God,  Almighty  Father  of  men  and  angels,  \y 
whose  care  and  providence  we  are  preserved  and  blessed, 
comforted  and  assisted,  we  heartily  thank  Thee  for  the 
many  temporal  and  spiritual  mercies  Thou  hast  bestowed 
upon  us  this  clay ,  and  especially  for  the  light  of  the 
Gospel  which  still  shines  upon  us,  and  points  out  to  us  the 
path  of  everlasting  life  and  happiness. 

Forgive  us,  we  beseech  Thee,  all  the  sins  and  short- 
comings of  this  day :  the  imperfections  of  our  services, 
the  strength  of  our  passions,  the  rashness  of  our  words, 
and  the  vanity  of  our  actions  0  God,  how  long  shall 
we  confess  our  sins  and  pray  against  them,  and  yet  fall 
under  them  ?  0,  let  it  be  so  no  more ;  let  us  never  re- 
turn to  the  follies  of  which  we  are  ashamed,  which  bring 


328  FAMILY    PRAYERS. 

sorrow  and  death.  Give  us  a  perfect  command  over  our 
evil  inclinations,  an  invincible  hatred  of  sin,  and  a  fer- 
vent love  to  Thee,  above  all  the  desires  of  this  world. 

Be  pleased  to  watch  over  us  this  night,  and  to  spread 
the  wings  of  Thy  protection  around  our  resting-place. 
Preserve  us  from  sin  and  harm,  and  from  the  malice  of 
the  spirits  of  darkness.  "Whether  we  sleep  or  wake,  may 
we  be  Thy  servants  and  children.  Be  Thou  first  and  last 
in  all  our  thoughts,  and  the  guide  and  strength  of  all  our 
actions.  Let  us  always  lead  just  and  holy  lives ;  and  when 
we  die,  receive  us  into  Thy  hands,  0  dear  Jesus,  that  we 
may  lie  in  Thy  bosom,  behold  Thy  face,  and  sing  praises 
with  Thy  saints  unto  Thee,  and  the  Father,  and  the  Holy 
Spirit,  for  ever  and  ever. 


A    LITANY. 

Eemember  not,  0  Lord,  our  offences;  neither  take 
Thou  vengeance  of  our  sins.  Spare  us,  good  Lord; 
spare  Thy  servants,  whom  Thou  hast  redeemed  with  Thy 
most  precious  blood,  and  be  not  angry  with  us  forever. 

Spare  us,  0  Lord. 

From  the  guilt  and  burden  of  our  sins ;  from  the  stings 
and  terrors  of  conscience ;  from  the  illusions  and  assaults 
of  the  enemy  ;  and  from  the  bitter  pains  of  eternal  death : 

Deliver  us,  0  Lord. 

From  all  impatience  under  Thy  chastisements ;  from  de- 
jection of  spirit  and  distrust  of  Thy  mercies ;  from  the 
fear  of  death  ;  and  from  the  terrors  of  judgment: 

Deliver  us,  0  Lord. 

By  Thy  manifold   and   great  Mercies;  by  the  allsuf- 


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ficient  Merits  of  Thy  blessed  Son  Jesus  Christ ;  by  His 
Agony  and  bloody  Sweat ;  by  His  bitter  Cross  and  Pas- 
sion ;  by  His  glorious  Resurrection  and  Ascension  ;  by  His 
continua^  Intercession  for  us  at  Thy  right  hand;  and  by 
the  Graces  and  Comforts  of  the  Holy  Ghost : 

Deliver  us,  0  Lord. 

In  all  the  changes  and  trials  of  this  mortal  life;  in  all 
time  of  our  tribulation,  and  in  all  time  of  our  prosperity; 
in  the  hour  of  death,  and  in  the  day  of  judgment: 

Deliver  us,  0  Lord. 

We  wretched  sinners  do  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us,  O 
Lord  God ;  and  that  it  may  please  Thee  to  look  upon  us 
with  the  eye  of  Thy  mercy,  to  give  us  a  hearty  faith  and 
confidence  in  Thee,  and  in  all  our  dangers  and  adversities 
to  stretch  forth  the  right  hand  of  Thy  majesty  to  help  and 
defend  us,  and  to  keep  us  in  perpetual  peace  and  safety : 

We  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us,  0  Lord. 

That  it  may  please  Thee  to  remember  us  with  Thy 
favor,  and  to  give  us  grace  so  to  follow  the  good  ex- 
amples of  Thy  servants,  who  have  departed  this  life  in 
Thy  faith  and  fear,  that  with  them  we  may  become  par- 
takers of  Thy  heavenly  kingdom  : 

We  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us,  0  Lord. 

That  it  may  please  Thee  to  give  us  an  entire  resigna- 
tion to  Thy  holy  will ;  to  wean  our  affection  from  things 
below ;  to  fill  us  with  ardent  desires  after  heaven ;  and 
finally  to  make  us  partakers  of  all  Thy  blessings  and 
promises  in  Christ  Jesus : 

We  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us,  0  Lord. 

That  it  may  please  Thee  so  to  fill  our  souls  with  the 
peace  and  love  of  God,  that  when  Thou  shalt  call  us  to 
walk  through  the  valley  and  shadow  of  death,  we  may 
fear  no  evil,  but  fall  gently  asleep  in  Jesus,  and  awake  up 
in  the  glory  of  Thy  presence  : 

We  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us,  0  Lord. 
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330  FAMILY    PRAYERS. 

Son  of  God,  we  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us. 

We  beseech  Thee  to  hear  us,  0  Lord. 

0  Lamb  of  God,  that  takest  away  the  sin  of  the  world, 

Save  mercy  upon  us. 

0  Christ,  hear  us  ! 

Lord  have  mercy  upon  us. 

Christ  have  mercy  upon  us  ! 

Lord  have  mercy  upon  us,  and  grant  us  Thy  peace. 


/ri&»g  (Slutting. 

O  God  the  Father,  in  heaven:  have  mercy  upon  us 
miserable  sinners. 

O  God  the  Son,  Kedeemer  of  the  world :  have  mercy 
upon  us  miserable  sinners. 

0  God  the  Holy  Ghost,  proceeding  from  the  Father 
and  the  Son :  have  mercy  upon  us  miserable  sinners. 

0  Holy,  blessed  and  glorious  Trinity,  three  persons  and 
one  God :  have  mercy  upon  us  miserable  sinners. 

How  shall  we,  Thy  guilty  and  polluted  creatures,  venture 
to  approach  Thy  footstool,  or  lift  up  our  eyes  to  the  place 
where  Thy  honor  dwelleth?  Righteousness  belongeth 
unto  Thee ;  but  unto  us  shame  and  confusion  of  face,  be- 
cause we  have  rebelled  against  Thee.  In  us  dwelleth  no 
good  thing.  We  are  altogether  laden  with  iniquity ;  our 
hands  are  not  clean,  neither  is  our  heart  pure.  We  are 
a  seed  of  evil-doers,  children  that  are  corrupters ;  we  have 
spoken  frowardness ;  we  have  done  wickedly ;  we  have 
forgotten  the  God  that  made  us ;  we  have  lightly  esteemed 
the  Rock  of  our  salvation. 

O  our  God,  we  confess  with  shame  before  Thee  our 
great  transgressions :  but  do  Thou,  O  Lord,  have  mercy 
lpon  us  miserable  offenders,  and  be  not  angry  with  us 


FRIDAY    EVENING.  331 

forever.  Thou  hast  invited  us  to  come  to  Thee,  O 
Heavenly  Father,  and  hast  made  a  way  of  access  to  Thy 
self  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Mediator.  Give  us  the 
spirit  of  adoption.  Give  us  that  holy  confidence,  which 
becomes  those  for  whom  Thou  hast  prepared  that  new 
and  living  way  into  Thy  presence.  We  humbly  plead 
Thy  great  and  precious  promises. 

Merciful  God,  deal  not  with  us  as  we  have  deserved; 
look  not  on  us  as  we  have  sinned;  behold,  O  God  our 
shield,  and  look  upon  the  face  of  Thine  Anointed.  Thy 
name  and  Thy  memorial  to  all  generations  is,  the  Lord, 
the  Lord  God,  merciful  and  gracious,  forgiving  iniquity, 
transgression,  and  sin. 

Father  of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ,  and  ours 
in  Him,  pardon  therefore,  we  beseech  Thee,  our  manifold 
sins  and  offences,  through  Him  who  is  our  Advocate  with 
Thee,  and  cause  us  to  know  the  blessedness  of  the  man 
whose  transgressions  are  forgiven,  whose  sin  is  covered. 

0  Lord,  open  Thou  our  lips,  and  our  mouths  shall  show 
forth  Thy  praise.  Because  Thou  hast  forgiven  us  our 
sins,  enable  us  to  bless  Thee  at  all  times. 

And  now,  most  gracious  Father,  Thou  who  hast  so 
often  delivered  our  eyes  from  tears,  our  feet  from  falling, 
and  our  souls  from  death,  take  us,  we  entreat  Thee, 
under  Thy  watchful  care  this  night ;  guard  us  from  all 
evil  and  harm,  and  bring  us  to  the  light,  and  prepare  us 
for  the  duties  of  the  coming  morrow ;  and  we  will  praise 
Thee,  the  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost,  ever  one  God, 
world  without  end. 


332  FAMILY    PRAYERS. 

Almighty  God,  our  heavenly  Father,  who  dost  ever 
watch  over  Israel,  and  dost  neither  slumber  nor  sleep, 
we  heartily  thank  Thee  that  Thou  hast  brought  us  all  in 
safety  through  the  perils  of  the  night,  and  that  we  are 
now  again  permitted  to  gather  in  health  and  peace  around 
the  family  altar. 

We  humbly  worship  Thee  as  the  God  of  our  fathers, 
who  trusted  in  Thee,  and  were  not  ashamed.  May  we 
ever  seek  our  happiness  and  safety  under  the  shadow  of 
Thy  wings,  stretched  over  us  in  Jesus  Christ  Thy  Sou. 
Help  us  continually  to  adore  Thee  for  what  Thou  art  in 
Thyself,  as  revealed  to  us  in  Thy  works  and  in  Thy  word. 
Especially  do  we  bless  Thee  for  what  Thou  hast  become 
to  us  through  Him,  in  whom  Thou  hast  displayed  the  ex- 
ceeding riches  of  Thy  grace.  May  we  ever  be  found  in 
Him,  and  may  He  evermore  dwell  in  us,  as  our  life  and 
the  hope  of  our  future  glory. 

Most  merciful  God,  our  Saviour,  who  didst  bless  the 
house  of  Obed-edom,  and  all  that  pertained  unto  him,  be- 
cause of  the  ark  of  God,  we  thank  Thee  that  Thou  art 
still  willing  to  tarry  with  those  who  make  their  homes  Thy 
tabernacles,  and  who  delight  in  calling  upon  Thy  name. 
Choose  our  humble  dwelling  more  and  more  as  Thy 
peculiar  abode,  and  help  us  to  adorn  our  home  with  such 
faith,  humility,  and  love,  that  it  may  become  continually 
more  worthy  of  Thy  gracious  and  sanctifying  presence. 

Bless  us  as  parents,  we  humbly  entreat  Thee,  with  wfs- 
dom  and  grace  to  command  our  children  and  our  house- 
hold after  us,  so  that  they  may  always  keep  the  way  of 
the  Lord,  and  that  Thou  mayest  perform  unto  us  all  Thy 
gracious  promises.  May  we  ever  walk  within  our  house 
with  a  perfect  heart,  and  diligently  teach  our  children 
Thy  law,  and  testify  to  them  of  Thy  grace. 


SATURDAY    EVENING.  333 

Bestow  also  upon  our  dear  children  a  meek  and  teach- 
able disposition,  that  they  may  not  despise  Thy  mercy, 
but  hear  instruction,  hide  Thy  commandments  in  theii 
hearts,  and  find  the  saving  knowledge  of  God.  O  blessed 
Saviour,  keep  them  in  Thine  arms,  bind  them  to  Thy 
heart,  save  them  from  the  evil  that  is  in  the  world  through 
sin,  and  at  last  take  them,  with  us,  and  all  Thy  chosen 
seed,  to  Thy  kingdom  above. 

Grant,  O  Lord,  these  our  requests,  through  Thine  infi- 
nite mercy  and  compassion,  and  we  will  ascribe  to  Thes 
all  honor  and  glory,  world  without  end. 


O  Lord,  Thou  hast  been  our  dwelling-place  in  all  gene 
rations.  Before  the  mountains  were  brought  forth,  01 
ever  Thou  hadst  formed  the  earth  and  the  world,  even 
from  everlasting  to  everlasting,  Thou  art  God.  Thou 
turnest  man  to  destruction,  and  sayest,  Return,  ye  chil- 
dren of  men.  For  a  thousand  years  in  Thy  sight  are  but 
as  yesterday  when  it  is  past,  and  as  a  watch  in  the  night. 
The  days  of  our  years  are  threescore  years  and  ten  ;  and 
if  by  reason  of  strength  they  be  fourscore  years,  yet  is  their 
strength,  labor,  and  sorrow ;  for  it  is  soon  cut  off',  and  we 
fly  away.  So  teach  us  to  number  our  days,  that  we  may 
apply  our  hearts  unto  wisdom. 

Enter  not  into  judgment  with  us,  O  God,  and  deliver 
us  not  into  the  bitter  pains  of  eternal  death.  Forgive  us, 
0  most  merciful  Saviour,  the  innumerable  sins  and  short- 
comings of  the  past  week.  So  impress  us,  we  beseech 
Thee,  with  the  constant  thought  of  the  vanky  of  the 
world,  the  certainty  of  death,  and  of  the  judgment  to 
come,  that  we  may  mortify  more  and  more  the  lust  of  the 
flesh,  the  lust  of  the  eye,  and  the  pride  of  life,  and  be  pre- 
pared at  all  times  for  the  coining  of  the  Son  of  Man. 


334  FAMILY    PRAYERS. 

Keep  us  mindful  that  we  are  strangers  and  pilgrims  on 
the  earth;  and  give  us  grace  to  look  for  the  city  above, 
whose  Maker  and  Builder  is  God,  following  those  who, 
through  faith  and  patience,  have  overcome  the  world,  and 
inherited  the  promises.  Help  us  to  work  out  our  salva- 
tion with  fear  and  trembling,  and  to  make  our  calling  and 
election  sure,  that  we  may  die  in  peace,  and  rest  in  the 
grave,  in  joyful  hope  of  a  blessed  resurrection  to  eternal 
life:  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord,  who  shall  change 
our  vile  bodies,  and  fashion  them  like  unto  His  own  glo- 
rious body. 

Accept,  also,  O  heavenly  Father,  our  humble  thanks 
for  Thine  unspeakable  goodness  and  mercy  towards  us  du- 
ring the  past  week,  and  all  the  days  of  our  life.  "We,  Thy 
people,  and  sheep  of  Thy  pasture,  will  give  Thee  thanks 
forever ;  we  will  show  forth  Thy  praise  to  all  generations. 
Take  us  now,  and  all  who  are  near  and  dear  to  our  hearts, 
under  the  wings  of  Thy  protection  for  the  coming  night, 
and  give  us  such  refreshing  sleep  as  shall  fit  us  for  Thy 
holy  worship  on  the  coming  Sabbath,  so  that  we  may 
worthily  commemorate,  with  Thy  people,  the  work  of 
creation,  redemption,  and  sanctification,  completed  on 
that  sacred  day,  and  enjoy  a  foretaste  of  the  saints'  ever- 
lasting rest.  Guard  us  against  the  power  of  darkness, 
free  us  from  all  fear  of  evil,  and  fill  us  with  the  comfort- 
able assurance,  that  neither  death  nor  life,  nor  angels,  nor 
principalities,  nor  powers,  nor  things  present,  nor  things 
to  come,  nor  height,  nor  depth,  nor  any  other  creature, 
shall  be  able  to  separate  us  from  the  love  of  God,  which 
is  i  n  Christ  Jesus  our  Lord 


GUIDE   TO   PRIVATE  DEVOTION. 


[Public  -worship  and  family  devotions  can  never  supersede  the  pious  exer- 
cises of  the  closet,  where  we  are  alone  with  the  omnipresent  God,  to  lay  before 
Him  our  inmost  secrets,  our  particular  sins,  and  individual  wants.  Hence, 
our  Saviour  says :  "Thou,  when  thou  pray  est,  enter  into  thy  closet,  and  when 
thou  hast  shut  the  door,  pray  to  thy  Father  which  is  in  secret ;  and  thy  Father 
which  seeth  in  secret  shall  reward  thee  openly."  The  following  passages  of 
Scripture,  and  brief  ejaculations,  are  intended  simply  to  assist  in  these  private 
devotions,  and  to  suggest  matter  for  meditation  and  prayer.] 

Oil  Waking  from  Sleep. 

And  in  the  morning,  rising  up  a  great  while  before  day,  Jesus 
went  out,  and  departed  into  a  solitary  place,  and  there  prayed.  — 
Mark  i.  35. 

0  God,  thou  art  my  God;  early  will  I  seek  thee! — Ps.  lxiii.  1. 

1  laid  me  down  and  slept;  I  awaked;  for  the  Lord  sustained 
me.  —  l's.  iii.  5. 

I  will  lift  up  mine  eyes  unto  the  hills,  from  whence  cometh  my 
help.  My  help  cometh  from  the  Lord,  who  made  heaven  and  earth. 
—  Ps.  exxi.  1,  2. 

I  will  sing  of  thy  power;  yea,  I  will  sing  aloud  of  thy  mercy  in 
the  morning :  for  thou  hast  been  my  defence  and  refuge  in  the  day 
of  my  trouble.  —  Ps.  lix.  1G. 

It  is  a  good  thing  to  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord,  and  to  sing  praises 
unto  thy  name,  0  Most  High  !  To  show  forth  thy  loving  kindness 
in  the  morning,  and  thy  faithfulness  every  night.  —  Ps.  xcii.  1,  2. 

My  voice  shalt  thou  hear  in  the  morning,  0  Lord ;  in  the  morn- 
ing will  I  direct  my  prayer  unto  thee,  and  will  look  up. — Ps.  v.  3. 

Almighty  and  most  merciful  God,  who  didst  in  the  be- 
ginning create  the  light,  and  who  dost  cause  the  sun  to 
rise  every  morning;  dispel  from  my  soul  the  clouds  of  dark- 
ness by  the  light  of  Thy  truth,  that  in  Thy  light  I  may  see 
light,  and  that  rising  with  Christ,  who  is  the  Resurrection 
and  the  Life,  I  may  walk  in  newness  of  life,  to  the  praise 
of  Thy  glorious  name. 

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336      GUIDE  TO  PRIVATE  DEVOTION. 

Unto  Thee,  0  Lord,  my  Maker  and  Redeemer,  I  hum- 
bly offer  up  myself,  my  body  and  soul,  my  health  and 
strength,  all  that  I  am,  and  all  that  I  have,  as  a  living 
sacrifice  of  thanksgiving. 

Heavenly  Father,  blessed  be  Thy  holy  name  for  Thy 
merciful  protection  during  the  past  night.  Grant  that  I 
may  spend  this  day,  and  all  the  days  of  my  life,  in  Thy 
holy  service,  and  grow  daily  in  grace,  and  in  the  know- 
ledge of  our  Lord  and  Saviour  Jesus  Christ. 


Whilst  Washing  and  Dressing. 

"Wash  me  thoroughly  from  mine  iniquity,  and  cleanse  me  from  my 
sin.  —  Ps.  li.  2 

Ye  are  washed,  ye  are  sanctified,  ye  are  justified  in  the  name  of 
the  Lord  Jesus,  and  by  the  Spirit  of  our  God.  — 1  Cor.  vi.  11. 

The  blood  of  Jesus  Christ  cleanseth  us  from  all  sin. — 1  John  i.  7. 

I  will  greatly  rejoice  in  the  Lord ;  my  soul  shall  be  joyful  in  my 
God ;  for  he  hath  clothed  me  with  the  garments  of  salvation ;  he 
hath  covered  me  with  a  robe  of  righteousness  as  a  bridegroom  decketh 
himself  with  ornaments,  and  as  a  bride  adorneth  herself  with  her 
jewels.  —  Isaiah  lxi.  10. 

He  that  ovcrcometh,  the  same  shall  be  clothed  in  white  raiment. 
—  Rev.  iii.  5. 

"Wash  me,  O  Lord  Jesus,  lover  of  my  soul,  with  Thine 
own  precious  blood,  which  cleanseth  from  all  sin.  Clothe 
me  with  the  robe  of  Thy  righteousness,  and  adorn  me 
with  the  graces  of  Thy  Spirit,  that  I  may  glorify  Thee  in 
my  daily  walk  and  conversation,  and  enjoy  Thee  forever. 


When  Entering  on  the  Duties  of  the  Day. 

I  must  work  the  works  of  him  that  sent  me  while  it  is  day :  the 
night  cometh,  when  no  man  can  work.  —  John  ix.  4. 

Whatsoever  thy  hand  findeth  to  do,  do  it  with  thy  might:  for 


GUIDE  TO  PRIVATE  DEVOTION.      337 

there  is  no  work,  nor  device,  nor  knowledge,  nor  wisdom  in  the  grave, 
whither  thou  goest.  —  Ekrhs.  ix.  10. 

Fear  God,  and  keep  his  commandments;  for  this  is  the  whole 
duty  of  man.  —  Eccles.  xii.  13. 

Whatsoever  ye  do  in  word  or  deed,  do  all  in  the  name  of  the  Lord 
Jesus,  giving  thanks  to  God  and  the  Father  by  him. — Col.  iii.  17. 

Watch  and  pray  that  ye  enter  not  into  temptation  j  the  spirit  in- 
deed is  willing,  but  the  flesh  is  weak.  —  Matt.  xxvi.  41. 

0  Lord  God  Almighty,  who  hast  safely  brought  me  to 
the  beginning  of  another  day,  defend  me  by  Thy  power ; 
guard  me  against  sin  and  error ;  and  so  order  the  events 
of  my  life,  and  so  sanctify  my  thoughts  and  deeds,  that 
they  may  promote  Thy  glory,  and  the  welfare  of  my  fel- 
lowmen,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Saviour. 

Enable  me,  0  Lord,  by  Thy  heavenly  grace  to  discharge 
the  duties  of  this  day  with  supreme  regard  to  Thy  glory ; 
to  withstand  its  temptations  with  Christian  courage ;  to 
submit  to  its  trials  with  humble  resignation ;  knowing 
that  all  tilings  are  from  eternity  foreseen  and  ordained  by 
Thine  infinite  wisdom  and  mercy,  and  must  work  together 
for  good  to  those  that  love  Thee. 

Direct  me,  0  Lord,  in  all  my  doings,  with  Thy  most 
gracious  favor,  and  farther  me  with  Thy  continual  help; 
that  in  all  my  works,  begun,  continued,  and  ended  in 
Thee,  I  may  glorify  Thy  holy  name,  and  finally,  by  Thy 
mercy,  attain  everlasting  life:  through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Lord. 


Before  and  After  Meals. 

The  eyes  of  all  wait  upon  thee,  and  thou  givest  them  their  meat 
in  due  season.  Thou  openest  thy  hand,  and  satisfiest  the  desires 
of  every  living  thing.  —  Ps.  cxlv.  15,  16. 

Every  good  gift  and  every  perfect  gift  is  from  above,  and  comcth 
down  from  the  Father  of  lights,  with  whom  is  no  variableness,  nei- 
ther shadow  of  turning.  — James  i.  17. 
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338  GUIDE    TO    PRIVATE    DEVOTION. 

Every  creature  of  God  is  good,  and  nothing  to  be  refused,  if  it  be 
received  with  thanksgiving  j  for  it  is  sanctified  by  the  word  of  God 
and  prayer.  —  1  Tim.  iv.  4,  5. 

Sanctify,  0  Lord,  this  food  of  Thy  mercy  to  our  nse, 
and  ourselves  to  Thy  service,  through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Saviour.     Amen. 

Give  us  this  day  our  daily  bread ;  forgive  us  our  sins ; 
and  save  us  in  Thy  kingdom,  through  Jesus  Christ  our 
Saviour.     Amen. 

We  thank  Thee,  O  God,  from  whom  cometh  down 
every  good  and  perfect  gift,  for  these  new  provisions  of 
Thy  bounty.  Feed  our  immortal  souls  with  the  bread  of 
life,  and  admit  us  at  last  to  the  table  of  Thy  saints  in 
heaven,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Lord.     Amen. 

Bless  the  Lord,  0  my  soul,  and  all  that  is  within  me 
bless  His  holy  name.  Bless  the  Lord,  0  my  soul,  and 
forget  not  all  His  benefits.     Amen. 


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Praise  ye  the  Lord.  0  give  thanks  unto  the  Lord ;  for 
He  is  good:  for  His  mercy  en dureth  forever.     Amen. 

Glory  be  to  the  Father,  and  to  the  Son,  and  to  the  Holy 
Ghost,  as  it  was  in  the  beginning,  is  now,  and  ever  shall 
be,  world  without  end.     Amen. 


On  Retiring  to  Rest. 

God  did  rest  the  seventh  day  from  all  His  works.  —  Heb.  iv.  4. 

There  remaineth  therefore  a  rest  to  the  people  of  God. — Heb.  iv.  9. 

Blessed  are  the  dead  who  die  in  the  Lord  from  henceforth :  yea, 
saith  the  Spirit,  they  may  rest  from  their  labors,  and  their  works  do 
follow  them.  —  Rev.  xiv.  13. 

Behold,  he  that  keepeth  Israel,  shall  neither  slumber  nor  sleep. 
The  Lord  is  thy  keeper ;  the  Lord  is  thy  shade  upon  thy  right  hand. 
—  Ps.  cxxi.  4,  5. 


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He  shall  give  his  angels  charge  over  thee,  to  keep  thee  in  all  thy 
ways.  —  JPb.  xci.  11. 

He  that  dwelleth  in  the  secret  places  of  the  Most  High,  shall 
abide  under  the  shadow  of  the  Almighty.  I  will  say  of  the  Lord, 
He  is  my  refuge,  my  fortress,  my  God;  in  him  will  I  trust. — Ps. 
xci.  1,  2. 

Though  I  walk  through  the  valley  of  the  shadow  of  death,  I  will 
fear  no  evil;  for  thou  art  with  me;  thy  rod  and  thy  staff  they 
comfort  me.  — Ps.  xxiii.  4. 

Whom  have  I  in  heaven  but  thee  !  And  there  is  none  upon 
earth  that  I  desire  besides  thee.  —  Ps.  lxxiii.  25. 

I  will  lay  me  down  in  peace  and  take  my  rest  in  Thy 
name,  0  Lord,  who  makest  me  to  dwell  in  safety.  Keep 
me  from  sin  and  harm;  refresh  me  with  wholesome  sleep, 
raise  me  up  again  to  the  praise  of  Thy  name,  and  bring 
me  at  last  to  life  eternal.     Amen. 

Into  Thy  hands  O  Lord  and  Keeper  of  Israel,  I  com- 
mend my  body,  soul  and  spirit.  Defend  me  from  the 
terrors  of  the  night,  and  preserve  me  from  all  evil.  Keep 
me  mindful  of  the  vanity  of  life,  the  certainty  of  death, 
and  the  judgment  to  come,  and  prepare  me  for  a  happy 
end,  through  Jesus  Christ  our  Saviour.     Amen. 

Most  merciful  Father,  wt1io  hast  safely  brought  me  to 
the  end  of  this  day,  take  me  under  the  wings  of  Thy  pro- 
tection for  the  coming  night.  Defend  my  body  from 
harm,  and  my  soul  from  sin.  Keep  me  mindful  of  my 
end;  and  when  heart  and  flesh  fail,  be  Thou  the  strength 
of  my  heart,  and  my  portion  for  ever. 


At  Midnight. 

The  Lord  will  command  his  loving-kindness  in  the  day  time, 
and  in  the  night  his  song  shall  be  with  me;  and  my  prayer  unto 
the  God  of  my  life.  —  Ps.  xlii.  8. 


340  GUIDE    TO    PRIVATE    DEVOTION. 

My  soul  shall  be  satisfied  as  with  marrow  and  fatness,  and  my 
mouth  shall  praise  thee  with  joyful  lips :  when  I  remember  thee 
upon  my  bed,  and  meditate  on  thee  in  the  night  watches.  —  Ps. 
lxiii.  5,  6. 

The  day  of  the  Lord  will  come  as  a  thief  in  the  night., —  2  Pet. 
iii.  10. 

Be  ye  also  ready;  for  the  Son  of  man  cometh  at  an  hour  when 
ye  think  not.  —  Luke  xii.  40. 

Fear  not,  little  flock ;  for  it  is  your  Father's  good  pleasure  to  give 
you  the  kingdom.  —  Luke  xii.  32. 

In  my  Father's  house  are  many  mansions :  if  it  were  not  so,  I 
would  have  told  you.  I  go  to  prepare  a  place  for  you ;  and  if  I  go 
and  prepare  a  place  for  you,  I  will  come  again  and  receive  you  into 
myself;  that  where  I  am,  there  ye  may  be  also.  — John  xiv.  2,  3. 

We  know,  that  if  our  earthly  house  of  this  tabernacle  were  dis- 
solved, we  have  a  building  of  God,  a  house  not  made  with  hands, 
eternal  in  the  heavens.  —  2  Cor.  v.  1. 

Eye  hath  not  seen,  nor  ear  heard,  neither  have  entered  into  the 
heart  of  man  the  things  which  God  hath  prepared  for  them  that 
love  Him. — 1  Cor.  ii.  9. 

0  Lord,  who  didst,  at  midnight,  fill  Thy  servants 
David,  and  Paul  and  Silas,  with  Thy  Spirit,  and  enable 
them  to  sing  praises  unto  Thee,  make  me  to  think  upon 
Thee  with  gladness  in  my  bed,  and  to  rejoice  in  Thy 
presence,  which  turns  darkness  into  light.     Amen. 

O  Jesus  Christ,  who  hast  compared  Thy  second  coming 
to  that  of  the  bridegroom  at  midnight,  let  this  cry,  "  Be- 
hold the  bridegroom  cometh,"  continually  sound  in  my 
ear,  and  grant  that  I  may  always  have  oil  in  my  lamp, 
and  be  in  readiness  to  meet  Thee.     Amen. 

Grant,  0  God,  that  I  may  live  in  Thy  fear,  die  in  Thy 
peace,  rest  in  thy  grave  under  Thy  protection,  rise  by 
Thy  power  to  the  resurrection  of  the  just,  and  be  num- 
bered with  Thy  saints  in  glory  everlasting,  through  Jesus 
Christ  our  Lord  ;  to  whom  with  Thee  and  the  Holy  Ghost 
be  all  honor  and  praise,  for  ever  and  ever.     Amen. 


SELECTION  OF  HYMNS, 


PUBLIC  AND  PKIVATE  WORSHIP. 


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INDEX  OF  SUBJECTS 


God. 

Hvmns 

Praise  and  Adoration 1-3 

God  the  Father. 
H.  4-10. 

His  Attributes 4-7 

Creation 8 

Providence  9,  10 

God  the  Son. 
H.  11-34. 

His  Divinity  11, 12 

His  Incarnation  13-15 

His  Life  and  Character 16-18 

His  Sufferings  and  Death  19-21 

His  Resurrection , 22,23 

His  Ascension 24,  25 

His  Exaltation  26,27 

His  Intercession 28,  29 

The  Saviour 30-34 

God  the  Holy  Ghost. 

H.  35,  36. 

Outpouring  of  the  Holy  Spirit...  35,  36 

The  Holy  Trinity 
H.  37,  38. 

The  Church. 
H.  39-45. 

Hei  Corner-Stone 39 

The  Communion  of  Saints 40-42 

Her  Triumphs 43-45 


The  Means  of  Grace. 
H.  46-56. 

Hymni 

The  Lord's  Day  46-48 

The  Word  of  God 49 

Prayer 50 

Baptism 51,  52 

Confirmation 53 

Lord's  Supper 54,  55 

Ordination 56 

Christian  Experience. 
H.  57-80. 

Penitence 57,  58 

Faith 59-61 

Hope  and  Trust 62,  63 

Self-denial 64,  65 

Longing 66-70 

Joy 71-75 

Love 76-80 

The  Last  Things. 
H.  81-95. 

Death    81-85 

Resurrection 86-89 

Judgment 90,  91 

Eternal  Life 92-95 

Times  and  Seasons. 
H.  96-104. 

Morning  and  Evening 96-99 

The  Seasons 100 

New  Year 101 

Spring 102 

Harvest 103 

National  Festivals  104 

DOXOLOGIES. 

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HYMNS 

GOD. 

Praise  and  Adoratioi 

Hymn  1.     L.  M. 

1  T)EFORE  Jehovah's  awful  thi^ic 
_D  Ye  nations  bow  with  sacred  joy ; 
Know  that  the  Lord  is  God  alone ; 

He  can  create,  and  He  destroy. 

2  His  sovereign  power,  without  our  aid, 

Made  us  of  clay,  and  formed  us  men; 
And  when  like  wandering  sheep  we  strayed, 
He  brought  us  to  His  fold  again. 

3  We  are  His  people,  we  His  care ; 

Our  souls,  and  all  our  mortal  frame ; 
What  lasting  honors  shall  we  rear, 
Almighty  Maker,  to  Thy  name  ? 

4  We  '11  crowd  Thy  gates  with  thankful  songs, 

High  as  the  heavens  our  voices  raise ; 
And  Earth,  with  her  ten  thousand  tongues, 
Shall  fill  Thy  courts  with  sounding  praise. 

5  Wide  as  the  world  is  Thy  command, 

Vast  as  eternity  Thy  love ; 
Firm  as  a  rock  Thy  truth  shall  stand, 
When  rolling  years  shall  cease  to  move. 

Ps.  c. — Watts. 
Hymn  2.     C.  M. 

1   QING-  to  the  Lord  Jehovah's  name, 
KJ  And  in  His  strength  rejoice; 
When  His  salvation  is  our  theme, 
Exalted  be  our  voice. 

I  3) 


HYMNS. 

2  With  thanks  approach  His  awful  sight 

And  psalms  of  honor  sing  : 
The  Lord 's  a  God  of  boundless  might, 
The  whole  creation's  King. 

3  Earth,  with  its  caverns  dark  and  deep, 

Lies  in  His  spacious  hand; 
He  fixed  the  sea  what  bounds  to  keep, 
And  where  the  hills  must  stand. 

4  Come,  and  with  humble  souls  adore, 

Come,  kneel  before  His  face; 
0  may  the  creatures  of  His  power 

Be  children  of  His  grace !  Ps.  xcv. — Watts. 

Hymn  3.     7s. 

1  A  LL  ye  nations,  praise  the  Lord, 
JjL  All  ye  lands,  your  voices  raise ; 
Heaven  and  earth,  with  loud  accord, 

Praise  the  Lord,  forever  praise. 

2  For  His  truth  and  mercy  stand, 

Past  and  present,  and  to  be, 
Like  the  years  of  His  right  hand 
Like  His  own  eternity. 

3  Praise  Him,  ye  who  know  His  love, 

Praise  Him  from  the  depths  beneath ; 
Praise  Him  in  the  heights  above; 
Praise  your  Maker,  all  that  breathe. 

Montgomery. 


GOD  THE  FATHER 

His  Attributes. 

Hymn  4.     C.  M. 

1  p  REAT  God,  how  infinite  art  Thou  ! 
VJT  What  worthless  worms  are  we  ! 
Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  bow, 
And  pay  their  praise  to  Thee. 


HYMNS.  5 

2  Thy  throne  eternal  ages  stood, 

Ere  seas  or  stars  were  made; 
Thou  art  the  ever-living  God, 
Were  all  the  nations  dead. 

3  Eternity,  with  all  its  years, 

Stands  present  in  Thy  view; 
To  Thee  there's  nothing  old  appears  — 
Great  God,  there's  nothing  new. 

4  Our  lives  through  various  scenes  are  drawn, 

And  vexed  with  trifling  cares; 
While  Thine  eternal  thoughts  move  on 
Thine  undisturbed  affairs. 

5  Great  God,  how  infinite  art  Thou ! 

What  worthless  worms  are  we  ! 
Let  the  whole  race  of  creatures  bow, 

And  pay  their  praise  to  Thee.  Watts 


Ihjmn  5.     C.  M. 

1  rpiIE  Lord  descended  from  above, 

_L   And  bowed  the  heavens  most  high; 
And  underneath  His  feet  He  cast 
The  darkness  of  the  sky. 

2  On  cherub  and  on  cherubim 

Full  royally  He  rode; 
And  on  the  wings  of  mighty  winds 
Came  flying  all  abroad. 

3  And  like  a  den  most  dark  He  made 

His  hid  and  secret  place; 
With  waters  black  and  airy  clouds 
Encompassed  he  was. 

4  He  sat  serene  upon  the  floods, 

Their  fury  to  restrain ; 
And  He  a  sovereign  Lord  and  King 

For  evermore  shall  reign.     Fs.  xviii. — Sterniiolu. 


HYMNS. 

Hymn  6.     L.  M. 

1  T  ORD,  Thou  Last  searched  and  seen  me  through; 

I  i  Thine  eye  commands,  with  piercing  view, 
My  rising  and  my  resting  hours, 
My  heart  and  flesh,  with  all  their  powers. 

2  My  thoughts,  before  they  are  my  own, 
Are  to  my  God  distinctly  known ; 

He  knows  the  words  I  mean  to  speak 
Ere  from  my  opening  lips  they  break. 

3  Within  Thy  circling  power  I  stand; 
On  every  side  I  find  Thy  hand; 
Awake,  asleep,  at  home,  abroad, 

I  am  surrounded  still  with  God. 

4  Amazing  knowledge,  vast  and  great ! 
What  large  extent!   what  lofty  height! 
My  soul,  with  all  the  powers  I  boast, 
Is  in  the  boundless  prospect  lost. 

5  0  may  these  thoughts  possess  my  breast, 
Where'er  I  rove,  where'er  I  rest, 

Nor  let  my  weaker  passions  dare 

Consent  to  sin,  for  God  is  there.       Ps.  cxxxix. — Watts. 


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Eymn  7.     C.  M. 
OLY  and  reverend  is  the  name 
Of  our  eternal  King; 
Thrice  holy,"  Lord,  the  angels  cry; 
"  Thrice  holy,"  let  us  sing. 


2  Holy  is  He  in  all  His  works, 

And  truth  is  His  delight; 
But  sinners  and  their  wicked  ways 
Shall  perish  from  His  sight. 

3  The  deepest  reverence  of  the  mind, 

Pay,  0  my  soul,  to  God; 
Lift,  with  thy  hands,  a  holy  heart 
To  His  sublime  abode. 

4  With  sacred  awe  pronounce  His  name, 

Whom  words  nor  thoughts  can  reach; 
A  broken  heart  shall  please  Him  more 
Than  the  best  forms  of  speech. 


HYMNS. 


5  Thou  holy  God!    preserve  my  soul 
From  all  pollution  free; 
The  pure  iu  heart  are  Thy  delight, 

And  they  Thy  face  shall  see.  Neediiam 


Creation. 
Hymn  8.      C.  M. 

1  T  SING-  th'  almighty  power  of  God, 
X  That  made  the  mountains  rise, 
That  spread  the  flowing  seas  abroad, 

And  built  the  lofty  skies. 

2  I  sing  the  wisdom  that  ordained 

The  sun  to  rule  the  day; 
The  moon  shines  full  at  His  command, 
And  all  the  stars  obey. 

3  I  sing  the  goodness  of  the  Lord, 

That  filled  the  earth  with  food; 
He  formed  the  creatures  with  His  word, 
And  then  pronounced  them  good. 

1  Lord !  how  Thy  wonders  are  displayed 
Where'er  I  turn  mine  eye  ! 
If  I  survey  the  ground  I  tread, 
Or  gaze  upon  the  sky ! 

5  There  's  not  a  plant  or  flower  below 

But  makes  Thy  glories  known; 
And  clouds  arise,  and  tempests  blow, 
By  order  from  Thy  throne. 

6  Creatures  that  borrow  life  from  Thee 

Are  subject  to  Thy  care; 
There  's  not  a  place  where  we  can  flee, 
But  God  is  present  there. 


Providence. 
Hymn  9.     C.  M. 

OD  !  my  supporter  and  my  hope, 
My  help  forever  near, 
Thine  arm  of  mercy  held  me  up, 
When  sinking  in  despair. 


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HYMNS. 

2  Thy  counsels,  Lord !  shall  guide  my  feet, 

Through  this  dark  wilderness: 
Thy  hand  conduct  me  near  Thy  seat, 
To  dwell  before  Thy  face. 

3  Were  I  in  heaven  without  my  God, 

'T would  be  no  joy  to  me; 
And  while  this  earth  is  my  abode, 
I  long  for  none  but  Thee. 

4  What  if  the  springs  of  life  were  broke, 

And  flesh  and  heart  should  faint  ? 
God  is  my  soul's  eternal  rock, 
The  strength  of  every  saint. 

5  But  to  draw  near  to  Thee,  my  God ! 

Shall  be  my  sweet  employ : 
My  tongue  shall  sound  Thy  works  abroad, 
And  tell  the  world  my  joy. 


Ps.  lxxiii.  —  Watts. 


Hymn  10.     S.  M. 


1  rpHE  Lord  my  Shepherd  is, 
_L    I  shall  be  well  supplied; 
Since  He  is  mine,  and  I  am  His, 

What  can  I  want  beside  ? 

2  He  leads  me  to  the  place 

Where  heavenly  pasture  grows, 
Where  living  waters  gently  pass, 
And  full  salvation  flows. 

3  If  e'er  I  go  astray, 

He  doth  my  soul  reclaim, 
And  guides  me  in  His  own  right  way, 
For  His  most  holy  name. 

4  While  He  affords  His  aid, 

I  cannot  yield  to  fear; 
Though  I  should  walk  thro'  death's  dark  shade, 
My  Shepherd 's  with  me  there 

5  Amid  surrounding  foes 

Thou  dost  my  table  spread, 
My  cup  with  blessings  overflows, 
And  joy  exalts  my  head. 


II  Y  M  N  S  .  9 

6  The  bounties  of  Thy  love 

Shall  crown  my  following  days ; 

Nor  from  Thy  house  will  I  remove, 

Nor  cease  to  speak  Thy  praise. 

Ps.  xxiii.  —  Watts. 


GOD  THE  SON. 

His  Divinity. 

Hymn  11.     L.  M. 

RE  the  blue  heavens  were  stretch' d  abroad, 
From  everlasting  was  the  Word; 
With  God  He  was;  the  Word  was  God, 
And  must  divinely  be  adored. 


'E 


2  By  His  own  power  wTcre  all  things  made; 

By  Him  supported  all  things  stand; 
He  is  the  whole  creation's  head, 
And  angels  fly  at  His  command. 

3  But  lo !  He  leaves  those  heavenly  forms, 

The  Word  descends  and  dwells  in  clay, 
That  He  may  converse  hold  with  worms, 
Dressed  in  such  feeble  flesh  as  they. 

4  Mortals  with  joy  beheld  His  face, 

The  eternal  Father's  only  Son  : 
How  full  of  truth,  how  full  of  grace, 
When  thro'  His  flesh  the  Godhead  shone 

5  Archangels  leave  their  high  abode, 

To  learn  new  mysteries  here,  and  tell 
The  love  of  our  descending  God, 

The  glories  of  Immanuel.  Watts. 

Hymn  12.     L.M. 

1  T)  RIGHT  King  of  glory,  dreadful  God, 
D  Our  spirits  bow  before  Thy  seat; 
To  Thee  we  lift  a  humble  thought, 
And  worship  at  Thine  awful  feet. 
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10  HYMNS. 

2  Thy  power  has  formed,  Thy  wisdom  sways, 

All  nature  with  a  sovereign  word; 
And  the  bright  world  of  stars  obeys 
The  will  of  their  superior  Lord. 

3  Mercy  and  truth  unite  in  one, 

And,  smiling,  sit  at  Thy  right  hand; 
Eternal  justice  guards  Thy  throne, 

And  vengeance  waits  Thy  dread  command. 

4  A  thousand  seraphs,  strong  and  bright, 

Stand  round  the  glorious  Deity; 
But  who,  among  the  sons  of  light, 
Pretends  comparison  with  Thee  ? 

5  Yet  there  is  One,  of  human  frame, 

Jesus,  arrayed  in  flesh  and  blood, 
Thinks  it  no  robbery  to  claim 
A  full  equality  with  God. 

6  Their  glory  shines  with  equal  beams, 

Their  essence  is  for  ever  one; 
Though  they  are  known  by  different  names, 
The  Father  God,  and  God  the  Son. 

7  Then  let  the  name  of  Christ,  our  King, 

With  equal  honors  be  adored; 
His  praise  let  every  angel  sing, 

And  all  the  nations  own  the  Lord.  Watts. 


His  Incarnation. 
Hymn  13.     8s  &  7s. 

HARK  !  what  mean  those  holy  voices, 
Sweetly  sounding  through  the  skies 
Lo !  th'  angelic  host  rejoices; 
Heavenly  hallelujahs  rise. 

Hear  them  tell  the  wondrous  story, 
Hear  them  chant  in  hymns  of  joy:  — 

Glory  in  the  highest,   glory ! 
Glory  be  to  God  most  high ! 

"Peace  on  earth,  good-will  from  heaven, 
Reaching  far  as  man  is  found; 

Souls  redeemed,  and  sins  forgiven!"  — 
Loud  our  golden  harps  shall  sound. 


HYMNS.  11 

4  "  Christ  is  born,  the  great  Anointed ; 

Heaven  and  earth  His  praises  sing! 
O  receive  whom  God  appointed, 

For  your  Prophet,  Priest,  and  King! 

5  "  Haste,  ye  mortals,  to  adore   Him ; 

Learn  His  name,  and  taste  His  joy; 
Till  in  heaven  ye  sing  before  Him  — 
i Glory  be  to  God  most  high!'" 

Hymn  14.     C.  M. 

1  TOY  to  the  world,  the  Lord  is  come ! 
J    Let  earth  receive  her  King; 

Let  every  heart  prepare  Him  room, 
And  heaven  and  nature  sing. 

2  Joy  to  the  earth  —  the  Saviour  reigns  ; 

Let  men  their  songs  employ; 
While  fields  and  floods  —  rocks,  hills  and  plains 
Repeat  the  sounding  joy. 

3  No  more  let  sins  and  sorrows  grow, 

Nor  thorns  infest  the  ground; 
He  comes  to  make  His  blessings  flow 
Far  as  the  curse  is  found. 

4  He  rules  the  world  with  truth  and  grace, 

And  makes  the  nations  prove 
The  glories  of  His  righteousness, 

And  wonders  of  His  love.       Ps.  xcviii.  —  Watts. 

Hymn  15.     C.  M. 

1  TAEAKEST  of  all  the  names  above, 
XJ  My  Jesus  and  my  God, 

Who  can  resist  Thy  heavenly  love, 
Or  trifle  with  Thy  blood  ? 

2  'Tis  by  the  merits  of  Thy  death 

The  Father  smiles  again; 
'Tis  by  Thine  interceding  breath 
The  Spirit  dwells  with  men. 

3  Till  God  in  human  flesh  I  see, 

My  thoughts  no  comfort  find; 
The  holy,  just  and  sacred  Three 
Are  terrors  to  my  mind. 


HYMNS. 

4  But  if  Immanuel's  face  appear, 

My  hope,  my  joy  begins; 
His  name  forbids  my  slavish  fear, 
His  grace  removes  my  sins. 

5  While  Jews  on  their  own  law  rely, 

And  Greeks  of  wisdom  boast, 
I  love  th'  Incarnate  Mystery, 

And  there  I  fix  my  trust.  Watts. 


His  Life  and  Character. 
Hymn  16.     0.  M. 

1  TT ARK  the  glad  sound !  the  Saviour  comes  ! 
XX  The  Saviour  promised  long : 

Let  every  heart  prepare  a  throne, 
And  every  voice  a  song. 

2  On  Him  the  Spirit,  largely  poured, 

Exerts  His  sacred  fire; 
Wisdom  and  might,  and  zeal  and  love 
His  holy  breast  inspire. 

3  He  comes  the  prisoners  to  release, 

In  Satan's  bondage  held; 
The  gates  of  brass  before  Him  burst, 
The  iron  fetters  yield. 

4  He  comes  from  thickest  films  of  vice, 

To  clear  the  inward  sight; 
And  on  the  eyes  obscured  by  sin, 
To  pour  celestial  light. 

5  He  comes  the  broken  heart  to  bind, 

The  bleeding  soul  to  cure; 
And  with  the  treasures  of  His  grace, 
To  enrich  the  humble  poor. 

6  Our  glad  hosannas,  Prince  of  peace, 

Thy  welcome  shall  proclaim, 
And  heaven's  eternal  arches  ring 
With  Thy  beloved  name.  Doddridge, 

Hymn  17.     L.  M. 
1  "|\/TY  dear  Redeemer  and  my  Lord, 
111    I  read  my  duty  in  Thy  word  : 
But  in  Thy  life  the  law  appears, 
Drawn  out  in  living  characters. 


HYMNS.  18 

2  Such  was  Thy  truth,  and  such  Thy  zeal, 
Such  deference  to  Thy  Father's  will, 
Such  love,  and  meekness  so  divine, 

I  would  transcribe,  and  make  them  mine. 

3  Cold  mountains  and  the  midnight  air 
Witnessed  the  fervor  of  Thy  prayer; 
The  desert  Thy  temptations  knew, 
Thy  conflict  and  Thy  victory  too. 

4  Be  Thou  my  pattern;  make  me  bear 
More  of  Thy  gracious  image  here; 

Then  God,  the  judge,  shall  own  my  name 

Among  the  followers  of  the  Lamb.  Watts. 

Eymn  18.     C.  M. 

1  TTOSANNA  to  the  royal  Son 
XX  Of  David's  ancient  line ! 
His  natures  two,  His  person  one, 

Mysterious  and  divine. 

2  The  root  of  David,  here  we  find, 

And  offspring  is  the  same; 
Eternity  and  time  are  joined 
In  our  Iinmanuel's  name 

3  Blest  He  that  comes  to  wretched  men, 

With  peaceful  news  from  heaven; 
Hosannas  of  the  highest  strain 
To  Christ  the  Lord  be  given. 

4  Let  mortals  ne'er  refuse  to  take 

Th'  hosanna  on  their  tongues, 
Lest  rocks  and  stones  should  rise,  and  break 

Their  silence  into  songs.  Watts. 


His  Sufferings  and  Death. 
Hymn  19.     H.  M. 

1  "II /T ANY  woes  had  Christ  endured, 
JLVX  Many  sore  temptatious  met, 
Patient  and  to  pains  enured; 

But  the  sorest  trial  yet 
Was  to  be  endured  in  thee, 
Gloomy,  sad  Gethsemane ! 
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14  HYMNS. 

2  There  ray  God  bore  all  my  guilt : 

This  through  grace  can  be  believed; 
But  the  torments  which  He  felt 

Are  too  vast  to  be  conceived : 
None  can  penetrate  through  thee, 
Doleful,  dark  Gethsemane ! 

3  All  my  sins  against  my  God  — 

All  my  sins  against  His  laws  — 
All  my  sins  against  His  blood  — 

All  my  sins  against  His  cause  — 
Sins  as  boundless  as  the  sea ! 
Hide  me,  O  Gethsemane! 

4  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 

One  almighty  God  of  love, 
Praised  by  all  the  heavenly  host, 

In  Thy  shining  courts  above  — 
We  poor  sinners,  gracious  Three, 
Praise  Thee  for  Gethsemane.  Hart. 

Hymn  20.     7s  &  6s. 

1  f\  SACRED  Head,  now  wounded, 

\J  With  grief  and  shame  weighed  down; 
Now  scornfully  surrounded 

With  thorns,  Thine  only  crown  j 
0  sacred  Head,  what  glory, 

What  bliss  till  now  was  Thine ! 
Yet  though  despised  and  gory, 

I  joy  to  call  Thee  mine. 

2  0  noblest  brow,  and  dearest, 

In  other  days  the  world 
All  feared  when  Thou  appearedst; 

What  shame  on  Thee  is  hurled ! 
How  art  Thou  pale  with  anguish, 

With  sore  abuse  and  scorn  ! 
How  does  that  visage  languish, 

Which  once  was  bright  as  morn! 

3  What  Thou,  my  Lord,  hast  suffered, 

Was  all  for  sinners'  gain: 
Mine,  mine  was  the  transgression 
But  Thine  the  deadly  pain. 


HYMNS 


15 


Lo,  here  I  fall,  my  Saviour ! 

'Tis  I  deserve    Thy  place; 
Look  on  me  with  Thy  favor, 

Vouchsafe  to  me  Thy  grace. 

4  What  language  shall  I  borrow, 

To  thank  Thee,  dearest  Friend, 
For  this  Thy  dying  sorrow, 

Thy  pity  without  end  ! 
0  make  me  Thine  forever, 

And  should  I  fainting  be, 
Lord,  let  me  never,  never, 

Outlive  my  love  to  Thee. 

5  If  I,  a  wretch,  should  leave  Thee, 

0  Jesus,  leave  not  me; 
In  faith  may  I  receive  Thee, 

When  death  shall  set  me  free. 
When  strength  and  comfort  languish, 

And  I  must  hence  depart, 
Release  me  then  from  anguish, 

By  Thine  own  wounded  heart. 

6  And  when  I  am  departing, 

0  part  not  Thou  from  me  ! 
When  mortal  pangs  are  darting, 

Come,  Lord,  and  set  me  free ! 
And  when  my  heart  must  languish, 

Amid  the  final  throe, 
Release  me  from  mine  anguish, 

By  Thine  own  pain  and  woe ! 

Gerhardt.  —  Alexander, 

Hymn  21.     L.  M. 

1  TXTIIEN  I  survey  the  wondrous  cross, 

VY     On  which  the  Prince  of  glory  died, 
My  richest  gain  I  count  but  loss, 
And  pour  contempt  on  all  my  pride. 

2  Forbid  it,  Lord,  that  I  should  boast, 

Save  in  the  death  of  Christ,  my  God : 
All  the  vain  things  that  charm  me  most, 

1  sacrifice  them  to  His  blood. 


16  HYMNS. 

3  See,  from  His  head,  His  hands,  His  feet, 

Sorrow  and  love  flow  mingled  down  ! 
Did  e'er  such  love  and  sorrow  meet, 
Or  thorns  compose  so  rich  a  crown  ? 

4  Were  the  whole  realm  of  nature  mine, 

That  were  a  present  far  too  small: 
Love  so  amazing,  so  divine, 

Demands  my  soul,  my  life,  my  all.  "Watts 


His  Resurrection. 
Hymn  22.     H.  M. 

YES,  the  Redeemer  rose, 
The  Saviour  left  the  dead; 
And  o'er  our  hellish  foes 

High  raised  His  conquering  head; 
In  wild  dismay,  the  guards  around 
Fall  to  the  ground,  and  sink  away. 

Lo !  the  angelic  bands 

In  full  assembly  meet, 
To  wait  His  high  commands, 

And  worship  at  His  feet; 
Joyful  they  come,  and  wing  their  way, 
From  realms  of  day  to  Jesus'  tomb. 

Then  back  to  heaven  they  fly, 

The  joyful  news  to  bear: 
Hark !  as  they  soar  on  high, 

What  music  fills  the  air ! 
Their  anthems  say,  "  Jesus,  who  bled, 
Has  left  the  dead;  He  rose  to-day." 

Ye  mortals,  catch  the  sound, 

Redeemed  by  Him  from  hell : 
And  send  the  echo  round 

The  globe,  on  which  you  dwell; 
Transported  cry,  "  Jesus  who  bled, 
Hath  left  the  dead,  no  more  to  die." 

All  hail,  triumphant  Lord, 

Who  sav'st  us  with  Thy  blood ! 
Wide  be  Thy  name  adored, 

Thou  rising,  reigning  God; 
With  Thee  we  rise,  with  Thee  we  reign, 
And  empires  gain,  beyond  the  skies.         Doddridge. 


HYMNS.  1 1 

Hymn  23.     7s. 

1  It  /TORNING  breaks  upon  the  tomb, 
JjlL  Jesus  scatters  all  its  gloom; 
Day  of  triumph  —  through  the  skies 
See  the  glorious  Saviour  rise ! 

2  Ye,  who  are  of  death  afraid, 
Triumph  in  the  scattered  shade ; 
Drive  your  anxious  cares  away; 
See  the  place  where  Jesus  lay ! 

3  Still  for  us  lie  intercedes, 

His  prevailing  death  He  pleads; 
Near  Himself  prepares  our  place, 
Great  Forerunner  of  our  race. 

4  Christian  !  dry  your  flowing  tears, 
Chase  your  unbelieving  fears ; 
Look  on  His  deserted  grave; 

Doubt  no  more  His  power  to  save.  Collyer. 

His  Ascension. 
Hymn  24.     L.  M. 

1  /^\UR  Lord  is  risen  from  the  dead, 
\J  Our  Jesus  is  gone  up  on  high; 
The  powers  of  hell  are  captive  led, 

Dragged  to  the  portals  of  the  sky. 

2  There  His  triumphal  chariot  waits, 

And  angels  chant  the  solemn  lay : 
"  Lift  up  your  heads,  ye  heavenly  gates  ! 
Ye  everlasting  doors  !  give  way." 

3  Loose  all  your  bars  of  massy  light, 

And  wide  unfold  th'  ethereal  scene; 
He  claims  these  mansions  as  His  right; 
Receive  the  King  of  glory  in. 

4  "  Who  is  the  King  of  glory,  who  ?  " — 

The  Lord  that  all  our  foes  o'ercame; 

That  sin,  and  death,  and  hell  o'erthrew; 

And  Jesus  is  the  Conqueror's  name. 

5  Lo  !  His  triumphal  chariot  waits, 

And  angels  chant  the  solemn  lay:  — 
"  Lift  up  your  heads,  ye  heavenly  gates ! 
Ye  everlasting  doors !  give  way." 


IS 


II  YMNS 


6  "Who  is  the  Kiug  of  glory,  who?" 

The  Lord  of  boundless  power  possessed ; 
The  King  of  saints  and  angels  too; 


God  over  all,  forever  blessed. 


C.  Wesley. 


Hymn 


7s. 


1  TTAIL  the  day  that  sees  Him  rise, 
XI  Glorious,  to  His  native  skies ! 
Christ,  awhile  to  mortals  given, 
Enters  now  the  gates  of  heaven. 

2  There  the  glorious  triumph  waits; 
Lift  your  heads,  eternal  gates ! 
Christ  hath  vanquished  death  and  sin; 
Take  the  King  of  glory  in. 

3  See,  the  heaven  its  Lord  receives ! 
Yet  He  loves  the  earth  He  leaves : 
Though  returning  to  His  throne, 
Still  He  calls  mankind  His  own. 

4  Still  for  us  He  intercedes, 

His  prevailing  death  He  pleads; 
Near  Himself  prepares  our  place, 
Great  Forerunner  of  our  race. 

5  What,  though  parted  from  our  sight, 
Far  above  yon  starry  height; 
Thither  our  affections  rise, 
Following  Him  beyond  the  skies. 


His  Exaltation. 
Hymn  26.     C.  M. 

1  TJOSANNA  to  the  Prince  of  light 
XI  Who  clothed  Himself  in  clay; 
Entered  the  iron  gates  of  death, 

And  tore  the  bars  away. 

2  See  how  the  Conqueror  mounts  aloft, 

And  to  His  Father  flies, 
With  scars  of  honor  in  His  flesh 
And  triumph  in  His  eyes. 


Madan. 


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3  Raise  your  devotion,  mortal  tongues, 

To  reach  His  blessed  abode; 
Sweet  be  the  accents  of  your  songs 
To  our  incarnate  God. 

4  Bright  angels,  strike  your  loudest  strings, 

Your  sweetest  voices  raise; 
Let  heaven,  and  all  created  things, 

Sound  our  Irnmanuel's  praise.  Watts. 

Hymn  27.     7s,  6  lines. 

1  pLORY,  glory  to  our  King! 

VX  Crowns  unfading  wreathe  His  head; 
Jesus  is  the  name  we  sing — 
Jesus,  risen  from  the  dead; 
Jesus,  Conqueror  o'er  the  grave; 
Jesus,  mighty  now  to  save. 

2  Now  behold  Him  high  enthroned, 

Glory  beaming  from  His  face, 
By  adoring  angels  owned, 

God  of  holiness  and  grace  : 
0  for  hearts  and  tonsrues  to  sins:, 
Glory,  glory  to  our  King !  Kel-   . 


His  Intercession. 

Hymn  28.     8s  and  7s. 

1  TTAIL,  thou  once  despised  Jesus! 
JlJL  Crowned  in  mockery  a  King ! 

Thou  didst  suffer  to  release  us; 

Thou  didst  free  salvation  bring:. 
Hail,  thou  agonizing  Saviour, 

Bearer  of  our  sin  and  shame  ! 
By  Thy  merits  we  find  favor; 

Life  is  given  through  Thy  name. 

2  Jesus,  hail !    enthroned  in  glory, 

There  forever  to  abide; 
All  the  heavenly  hosts  adore  Thee, 

Seated  at  Thy  Father's  side: 
There  for  sinners  Thou  art  pleading; 

There  Thou  dost  our  place  prepare 
Ever  for  us  interceding, 

Till  in  glory  we  appear. 


20  IIYMNS. 

3  Worship,  honor,  power,  and  blessing 

Thou  art  worthy  to  receive; 
Loudest  praises,  without  ceasing, 

Meet  it  is  for  us  to  give. 
Help,  ye  bright  angelic  spirits; 

Bring  your  sweetest,  noblest  lays; 
Help  to  sing  our  Saviour's  merits; 

Help  to  chant  Immanuel's  praise.         Bakewell. 

Hymn  29.     H.  M. 

1  TOIN  all  the  glorious  names 

J    Of  wisdom,  love,  and  power, 

That  ever  mortals  knew, 
That  angels  ever  bore; 
All  are  too  mean  to  speak  his  worth, 
Too  mean  to  set  my  Saviour  forth. 

2  Great  Prophet  of  our  God ! 

Our  tongues  would  bless  Thy  name; 
By  Thee  the  joyful  news 
Of  our  salvation  came; 
The  joyful  news  of  sins  forgiven, 
Of  hell  subdued,  and  peace  with  heaven. 

3  Jesus,  our  great  High-Priest, 

Offered  His  blood,  and  died; 
My  guilty  conscience  needs 

No  sacrifice  beside; 
His  powerful  blood  did  once  atone, 
And  now  it  pleads  before  the  throne. 

4  0  thou  almighty  Lord, 

Our  Conqueror  and  our  King ! 
Thy  sceptre  and  Thy  sword, 
Thy  reigning  grace  we  sing; 
Thine  is  the  power.     Behold,  we  sit, 
In  willing  bonds,  beneath  Thy  feet.  Watts. 

The  Saviour. 
Ihjmn  30.     L.  M. 
1   TESUS,  thou  spring  of  joys  divine, 

v    Whence  all  our  hopes  and  comforts  now 
Jesus,  no  other  name  but  Thine, 
Can  save  us  from  eternal  woe. 


H  Y  M  NS.  21 

2  la  vain  would  boasting  reason  find 

The  way  to  happiness  ami  (iod; 
Her  weak  directions  leave  the  mind 
Bewildered  in  a  dubious  road. 

3  No  other  name  will  heaven  approve; 

Thou  art  the  true,  the  living  way, 
Ordained  by  everlasting  love, 

To  the  bright  realms  of  endless  day. 

4  Safe  lead  us  through  this  world  of  night, 

And  bring  us  to  the  blissful  plains, 
The  regions  of  uuclouded  light, 
Where  perfect  joy  for  ever  reigns. 

Hymn  81.     0.  M. 

1  rpHE  Saviour  !  0  what  endless  charms 
JL   Dwell  in  the  blissful  sound  ! 

Its  influence  every  fear  disarms, 
And  spreads  sweet  comfort  round. 

2  Here  pardon,  life,  and  joys  divine, 

In  rich  effusion  flow, 
For  guilty  rebels  lost  in  sin, 
And  doomed  to  endless  woe. 

3  The  Almighty  Former  of  the  skies, 

Stooped  to  our  vile  abode; 
While  angels  viewed  with  wondering  eyes, 
And  hailed  th'  incarnate  God. 

4  0  the  rich  depths  of  love  divine, 

Of  bliss  a  boundless  store  ! 
Dear  Saviour,  let  me  call  Thee  mine; 
I  cannot  wish  for  more. 

5  On  Thee  alone  my  hope  relies, 

Beneath  Thy  cross  I  fall : 

My  Lord,  my  life,  my  sacrifice, 

My  Saviour,  and  my  all  ! 

Hymn  32.     C.  P.  M. 

1   f\H,  could  I  speak  the  matchless  worth, 

\J  Oh,  could  T  sound  the  glories  forth 

Which  in  my  Saviour  shine  ! 
I'd  soar,  and  touch  the  heavenly  strings, 
And  vie  with  Gabriel  while  he  sings 
In   noted  almost  divine. 

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HYMNS. 


2  Fd  sing  the  precious  blood  he  spilt, 
My  ransom  from  the  dreadful  guilt 

Of  sin  and  wrath  divine; 
Fd  sing  His  glorious  righteousness, 
In  which  all-perfect,  heavenly  dress, 

My  soul  shall  ever  shine. 

3  Fd  sing  the  characters  He  bears, 
And  all  the  forms  of  love  He  wears, 

Exalted  on  His  throne : 
In  loftiest  songs  of  sweetest  praise, 
I  would  to  everlasting  days 

Make  all  His  glories  known. 

4  Well,  the  delightful  day  will  come 
When  my  dear  Lord  will  bring  me  home, 

And  I  shall  see  His  face; 
Then  with  my  Saviour,  Brother,  Friend, 
A  blest  eternity  I'll  spend, 

Triumphant  in  His  grace.  Medley 

Hymn  33.     C.  M. 

1  f\  FOR  a  thousand  tongues  to  sing 
\J  My  dear  Redeemer's  praise  — 
The  glories  of  my  God  and  King, 

The  triumphs  of  His  grace ! 

2  My  gracious  Master  and  my  God, 

Assist  me  to  proclaim, 
To  spread  through  all  the  earth  abroad, 
The  honors  of  Thy  name. 

3  Jesus !  the  name  that  calms  our  fears, 

That  bids  our  sorrows  cease ; 
'T  is  music  in  the  sinner's  ears ; 
'T  is  life,  and  health,  and  peace. 

i  He  breaks  the  power  of  reigning  sin; 
He  sets  the  prisoner  free; 
His  blood  can  make  the  foulest  clean; 

His  blood  availed  for  me.  C.  Wesley 

Hymn  34.     C.  M. 
I     A  LL  hail !  the  power  of  Jesus'  name ! 
A  Let  angels  prostrate  fall, 
Bring  forth  the  royal  diadem, 
And  crown  Him  Lord  of  all. 


HYMNS. 

2  Crown  Him,  ye  morning  stars  of  light, 
Who  fixed  this  floating  ball; 
Now  hail  the  strength  of  Israel's  might, 
And  crown  Iliin  Lord  of  all. 


3  Crown  Him,  ye  martyrs  of  our  God, 

Who  from  His  altar  call; 
Extol  the  stem  of  Jesse's  rod, 
And  crown  Him  Lord  of  all. 

4  Ye  chosen  seed  of  Israel's  race, 

Ye  ransomed  from  the  fall, 
Hail  Him,  who  saves  you  by  His  grace, 
And  crown  Him  Lord  of  all. 

5  Hail  Him,  ye  heirs  of  David's  line, 

Whom  David,  Lord,  did  call; 
The  God  incarnate !  Man  divine ! 
And  crown  Him  Lord  of  all. 

6  Sinners,  whose  love  can  ne'er  forget 

The  wormwood  and  the  gall : 
Go,  spread  your  trophies  at  His  feet, 
And  crown  Him  Lord  of  all. 

7  Let  every  kindred,  every  tribe, 

On  this  terrestrial  ball, 
To  Him  all  majesty  ascribe, 
And  crown  Him  Lord  of  all. 

8  0  that  with  yonder  sacred  throng, 

We  at  His  feet  may  fall; 
We'll  join  the  everlasting  song, 

And  crown  Him  Lord  of  all.  Duncan, 


24  HYMNS. 

GOD    THE    HOLY    GHOST. 

Outpouring  of  the  Spirit. 

Hymn  35.      L.  M. 

1  "INTERNAL  Spirit,  we  confess 

J_J  And  sing  the  wonders  of  Thy  grace : 
Thy  power  conveys  our  blessings  down 
From  God  the  Father  and  the  Son. 

2  Enlightened  by  Thy  heavenly  ray, 
Our  shades  and  darkness  turn  to  day; 
Thine  inward  teachings  make  us  know, 
Our  danger  and  our  refuge,  too. 

3  Thy  power  and  glory  work  within, 
And  break  the  chains  of  reigning  sin; 
Do  our  imperious  lusts  subdue, 

And  form  our  wretched  hearts  anew. 

4  The  troubled  conscience  knows  Thy  voice, 
Thy  cheering  words  awake  our  joys; 
Thy  words  allay  the  stormy  wind, 
And  calm  the  surges  of  the  mind.  "Watts. 


O" 


Hymn  36.     L.  M. 

1  rv  SPIRIT  of  the  living  God, 
VJ  In  all  Thy  plenitude  of  grace, 
Where'er  the  foot  of  Man  hath  trod, 

Descend  on  our  apostate  race. 

2  Give  tongues  of  fire,  and  hearts  of  love, 

To  preach  the  reconciling  word; 
Give  power  and  unction  from  above, 
Where'er  the  joyful  sound  is  heard. 

3  Be  darkness,  at  Thy  coming,  light; 

Confusion  —  order,  in  Thy  path; 
Souls  without  strength  inspire  with  might; 
Bid  mercy  triumph  over  wrath. 

4  Baptize  the  nations;    far  and  nigh 

The  triumphs  of  the  cross  record; 
The  name  of  Jesus  glorify, 

Till  every  kindred  call  Him  Lord. 


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0  Spirit  of  the  Lord !    prepare 

AH  the  round  earth  her  God  to  meet; 

Breathe  Thou  abroad  like  morning  air, 
Till  hearts  of  stone  begin  to  beat. 

Montgomery. 


THE    HOLY    TRINITY. 

Hymn  37.     L.  M. 

1  f\  HOLY,  holy,  holy  Lord ! 

\J  Bright  in  Thy  deeds  and  in  Thy  name, 
Forever  be  Thy  name  adored, 

Thy  glories  let  the  world  proclaim  I 

2  0  Jesus,  Lamb  once  crucified 

To  take  our  load  of  sins  away, 
Thine  be  the  hymn  that  rolls  its  tide 
Along  the  realms  of  upper  day ! 

3  0  Holy  Spirit  from  above, 

In  streams  of  light  and  glory  giv'n, 
Thou  source  of  ecstacy  and  love, 

Thy  praises  ring  through  earth  and  heav'n. 

4  0  God  Triune,  to  Thee  we  owe 

Our  every  thought,  our  every  song; 
And  ever  may  Thy  praises  flow 

From  saint  and  seraph's  burning  tongue 

J.  W.  Eastburne. 

Hymn  38.     C.  M. 

1  JET  them  neglect  Thy  glory,  Lord, 
JLi  Who  never  knew  Thy  grace; 
But  our  loud  songs  shall  still  record 

The  wonders  of  Thy  praise. 

2  We  raise  our  shouts,  0  God,  to  Thee, 

And  send  them  to  Thy  throne; 
All  glory  to  the  United  Three, 
The  Undivided  One. 
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26  HYMNS. 

3  'Twas  He,  and  wo '11  adore  His  name, 

That  formed  tis  by  a  word; 
'Tis  He  restores  our  ruined  frame; 
Salvation  to  the  Lord ! 

4  Hosanua !    let  the  earth  and  skies 

Repeat  the  joyful  sound; 
Rocks,  hills,  and  vales,  reflect  the  voice 

In  one  eternal  round.  Watts. 


THE    CHURCH. 


Her  Corner-Stone. 


Hymn  39.     C.  M. 

1  TJEHOLD  the  sure  foundation-stone, 
_D  Which  God  in  Zion  lays, 

To  build  our  heavenly  hopes  upon, 
And  His  eternal  praise. 

2  Chosen  of  G-od,  to  sinners  dear, 

How  glorious  is  Thy  name  ! 
Saints  trust  their  whole  salvation  here, 
Nor  shall  they  suffer  shame. 

3  The  foolish  builders,  scribe  and  priest, 

Reject  it  with  disdain; 
Firm  on  this  Rock  the  Church  shall  rest, 
And  envy  rage  in  vain. 

4  What  though  the  gates  of  hell  withstood, 

Yet  must  this  building  rise; 
'Tis  Thine  own  work,  Almighty  God, 

And  wondrous  in  our  eyes.       Ps.  cxviii. — Watts. 


■i 


The  Communion  of  Saints. 
Hymn  40.     S.  M. 
LOVE  Thy  kingdom,  Lord, 
The  house  of  Thine  abode; 
The  Church  our  blest  Redeemer  saved 
With  His  own  precious  blood. 


HYMNS.  27 

2  I  love  Thy  Church,  O  God  ! 

Her  walls  before  Thee  stand, 
Dear  as  the  apple  of  Thine  eye, 
And  graven  on  Thy  hand. 

3  If  e'er  to  bless  Thy  sons, 

My  voice  or  hands  deny, 
These  hands  let  useful  skill  forsake, 
This  voice  in  silence  die. 

4  If  e'er  my  heart  forget 

Her  welfare,  or  her  woe, 
Let  every  joy  this  heart  forsake, 
And  every  grief  o'erflow. 

5  For  her  my  tears  shall  fall; 

For  her  my  prayers  ascend : 
To  her  my  cares  and  toils  be  given, 
Till  toils  and  cares  shall  end. 

6  Beyond  my  highest  joy 

I  prize  her  heavenly  ways : 
Her  sweet  communion,  solemn  vows, 
Her  hymns  of  love  and  praise. 

7  Jesus,  thou  Friend  divine, 

Our  Saviour  and  our  King, 
Thy  hand  from  every  snare  and  foe 
Shall  great  deliverance  bring. 

8  Sure  as  Thy  truth  shall  last, 

To  Zion  shall  be  given 
The  brightest  glories  earth  cau  yield 

And  brighter  bliss  of  heaven.  Dwight. 

Hymn  41.     S.  M. 

1  "TAEAE,  Saviour,  we  are  Thine 
\J  By  everlasting  bands; 

Our  hearts,  our  souls,  we  would  resign 
Entirely  to  Thy  hands. 

2  To  Thee  we  still  would  cleave 

With  ever-growing  zeal; 
If  millions  tempt  us  Christ  to  leave, 
Oh,  let  them  ne'er  prevail. 


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3  Thy  Spirit  shall  unite 

Our  souls  to  Thee,  our  Head; 

Shall  form  us  to  Thy  image  bright, 

And  teach  Thy  paths  to  tread. 

4  Death  may  our  souls  divide 

From  these  abodes  of  clay ; 
But  love  shall  keep  us  near  Thy  side, 
Through  all  the  gloomy  way. 

5  Since  Christ  and  we  are  one, 

Why  should  we  doubt  or  fear? 
If  He  in  heaven  has  fixed  His  throne, 

He'll  fix  his  members  there.  Doddridge. 

Hymn  42.     S.  M. 

1  TTOW  charming  is  the  place 
XI  Where  my  Redeemer,  God, 
Unveils  the  beauties  of   His  face, 

And  sheds  His  love  abroad ! 

2  Not  the  fair  palaces 

To  which  the  great  resort 
Are  once  to  be  compared  with  this, 
Where  Jesus  holds  His  court. 

3  Here,  on  the  mercy-seat, 

With  radiant  glory  crowned, 
Our  joyful  eyes  behold  Him  sit, 
And  smile  on  all  around. 

4  To  Him  their  prayers  and  cries 

Each  humble  soul  presents; 
He  listens  to  their  broken  sighs. 
And  grants  them  all  their  wants. 

5  Give  me,  0  Lord,  a  place 

Within  Thy  blessed  abode, 
Among  the  children  of   Thy  grace, 

The  servants  of  my  God.  Stennbtt. 


Her  Triumphs. 
Hymn  43.     C.  M. 

DAUGHTER  of  Zion,  from  the  dust 
Exalt  thy  fallen  head; 
Again  in  thy  Redeemer  trust: 
He  calls  thee  from  the  dead. 


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2  Awake,  awake,  put  on  thy  strength, 

Thy  beautiful  array; 
The  day  of  freedom  dawns  at  length, 
The  Lord's  appointed  day. 

3  Rebuild  thy  walls,  thy  bounds  enlarge, 

And  send  thy  heralds  forth; 
Say  to  the  south,  "  Give  up  thy  charge 


And  keep  not  back,  0  north 


4  They  come,  they  come;    Thine  exiled  bands, 

Where'er  they  rest  or  roam, 
Have  heard  Thy  voice  in  distant  lands, 
And  hasten  to  their  home. 

5  Thus,  though  the  universe  shall  burn, 

And  God  his  works  destroy, 
With  songs  Thy  ransomed  shall  return, 

And  everlasting  joy.  Montgomery. 

Hymn  44.     L.  M. 

1  TESUS  shall  reign  where'er  the  sun 
J    Does  his  successive  journeys  run; 
His  kingdom  stretch  from  shore  to  shore, 
Till  moons  shall  wax  and  wane  no  more. 

2  For  Him  shall  endless  prayer  be  made, 
And  endless  praises  crown  His  head; 
His  name,  like  sweet  perfume,  shall  rise 
With  every  morning  sacrifice. 

3  People  and  realms  of  every  tongue 
Dwell  on  His  love  with  sweetest  song; 
And  infant  voices  shall  proclaim 
Their  early  blessings  on  His  name. 

4  Blessings  abound  where'er  He  reigns; 
The  joyful  prisoner  bursts  his  chains, 
The  weary  find  eternal  rest, 

And  all  the  sons  of  want  are  blest. 

5  Where  He  displays  His  healing  power, 
Death  and  the  curse  are  known  no  more; 
In  Him  the  tribes  of  Adam  boast 

More  blessings  than  their  father  lost. 


30  HYMNS. 

6  Let  every  creature  rise  and  bring 
Peculiar  honors  to  our  King; 
Angels  descend  with  songs  again, 
And  earth  repeat  the  loud  amen. 

Ps.  lxxii.  —  Watts. 
Hymn  45.     7s. 

1  TTARK !    the  song  of  jubilee, 
XI   Loud  as  mighty  thunders  roar, 
Or  the  fullness  of  the  sea, 

When  it  breaks  upon  the  shore ! 

2  See,  Jehovah's  banner  furled; 

Sheathed  His  sword: — He  speaks — 'tis  done! 
Now  the  kingdoms  of  this  world 
Are  the  kingdom  of   His  Son. 

3  He  shall  reign  from  pole  to  pole 

With  supreme,  unbounded  sway; 
He  shall  reign  when,  like  a  scroll, 
Yonder  heavens  have  passed  away. 

4  Hallelujah  I   for  the  Lord 

God  omnipotent  shall  reign; 
Hallelujah!  —  let  the  word 

Echo  round  the  earth  and  main. 

5  Hallelujah !    hark !    the  sound, 

From  the  centre  to  the  skies, 
Wakes,  above,  beneath,  around, 

All  creation's  harmonies.         Montgomery. 


THE  MEANS   OF   GRACE 

The  Lord's  Day. 

Hymn  46.     C.  M. 

1  T  OKD !  in  the  morning  Thou  shalt  hear 
J_J  My  voice  ascending  high; 
To  Thee  will  I  direct  my  prayer, 
To  Thee  lift  up  mine  eye. 


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2  Up  to  the  hills  where  Christ  is  gone 

To  plead  for  all  His  saints, 
Presenting  at  His  Father's  throne 
Our  songs  and  our  complaints. 

3  Thou  art  a  God  before  whose  sight 

The  wicked  shall  not  stand ; 
Sinners  shall  ne'er  be  Thy  delight, 
Nor  dwell  at  Thy  right  hand. 

4  But  to  Thy  house  will  I  resort, 

To  taste  Thy  mercies  there; 
I  will  frequent  Thy  holy  court, 
And  worship  in  Thy  fear. 

5  Oh!  may  Thy  Spirit  guide  my  feet, 

In  ways  of  righteousness; 
Make  every  path  of  duty  straight, 

And  plain  before  my  face.  Ps.  v.  —  Watts. 

Hymn  47.     C.  M. 

1  rpHIS  is  the  day  the  Lord  hath  made, 
_L   He  calls  the  hours  His  own; 

Let  heaven  rejoice,  let  earth  be  glad, 
And  praise  surround  the  throne. 

2  To-day  He  rose  and  left  the  dead, 

And  Satan's  empire  fell; 
To-day  the  saints  His  triumph  spread, 
And  all  His  wonders  tell. 

3  Hosanna  to  th'  anointed  King, 

To  David's  holy  Son; 
Help  us,  0  Lord  —  descend  and  bring 
Salvation  from  Thy  throne. 

4  Blessed  be  the  Lord  who  comes  to  men 

With  messages  of  grace; 
Who  comes  in  God  His  Father's  name 
To  save  our  sinful  race. 

5  Hosanna  in  the  highest  strains 

The  church  on  earth  can  raise; 
The  highest  heavens  in  which  He  reigns 

Shall  give  Him  nobler  praise.  Watts. 


82  HYMNS. 

Hymn  48.     L.  M. 

1  rpHINE  earthly  Sabbaths,  Lord,  we  love, 
jL   But  there's  a  nobler  rest  above; 

To  that  our  longing  souls  aspire, 
With  cheerful  hope,  and  strong  desire. 

2  No  more  fatigue,  no  more  distress, 

Nor  sin,  nor  death  shall  reach  the  place; 
No  groans  shall  mingle  with  the  songs 
Which  warble  from  immortal  tongues. 

3  No  rude  alarms  of  raging  foes, 
No  cares  to  break  the  long  repose, 

No  midnight  shade  —  no  clouded  sun  — 
But  sacred,  high,  eternal  noon. 

4  0  long  expected  day,  begin; 
Dawn  on  this  world  of  woe  and  sin: 
Fain  would  we  leave  this  weary  road, 

And  sleep  in  death,  and  rest  in  God.        Doddridge. 


The  Word  of  God. 
Hymn  49.     L.  M. 

1  rpHE  heavens  declare  Thy  glory,  Lord  ! 

_L  In  every  star  Thy  wisdom  shines; 
But  when  our  eyes  behold  Thy  word, 
We  read  Thy  name  in  fairer  lines. 

2  The  rolling  sun,  the  changing  light, 

And  night  and  day  Thy  power  confess; 
But  the  blest  volume  Thou  hast  writ 
Reveals  Thy  justice  and  Thy  grace. 

3  Sun,  moon,  and  stars  convey  Thy  praise 

Round  the  whole  earth,  and  never  stand; 
So,  when  Thy  truth  began  its  race, 
It  touched  and  glanced  on  every  land. 

4  Nor  shall  Thy  spreading  Gospel  rest 

Till  through  the  world  Thy  truth  has  run; 
Till  Christ  has  all  the  nations  blessed 
That  see  the  light,  or  feel  the  sun. 


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5  Great  Sun  of  Righteousness,  arise; 

Bless  the  dark  world  with  heavenly  light; 
Thy  Gospel  makes  the  simple  wise, 

Thy  laws  are  pure,  Thy  judgments  right. 

6  Thy  noblest  wonders  here  we  view 

In  souls  renewed,  and  sins  forgiven; 
Lord,  cleanse  my  sins,  my  soul  renew, 

And  make  Thy  word  my  guide  to  heaven. 

Ps.  xix.  —  Watts. 


Prayer. 
Hymn  50.     L.  M. 

1  TT^ROM  every  stormy  wind  that  blows, 
JL     From  every  swelling  tide  of  woes, 
There  is  a  calm,  a  sure  retreat, 

'T  is  found  beneath  the  mercy-seat. 

2  There  is  a  place  where  Jesus  sheds 
The  oil  of  gladness  on  our  heads, 
A  place  of  all  on  earth  most  sweet; 
It  is  the  blood-bought  mercy-seat. 

3  There  is  a  scene  where  spirits  blend, 
Where  friend  holds  fellowship  with  friend, 
Though  sundered  far,  by  faith  we  meet 
Around  one  common  mercy-seat. 

4  There,  there,  on  eagle  wings  we  soar, 
And  sense  and  sin  becloud  no  more; 

And  heaven  comes  down  our  souls  to  greet, 
And  glory  crowns  the  mercy-seat. 

5  Oh  !  let  my  hand  forget  her  skill, 
My  tongue  be  silent,  cold,  and  still, 
This  throbbing  heart  forget  to  beat, 

If  I  forget  the  mercy-seat.  Stowell 


Baptism. 
Hymn  51.     C.  M. 

1   QEE  Israel's  gentle  Shepherd  stand, 
O  With  all-engaging  charms; 
Hark !  how  He  calls  the  tender  lambs, 
And  folds  them  in  His  arms! 
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HYMNS 


2  "Permit  them  to  approach,"  He  cries, 

"Nor  scorn  their  humble  name; 
It  was  to  bless  such  souls  as  these 
The  Lord  of  angels  came." 

3  We  bring  them,  Lord,  in  thankful  bands, 

And  yield  them  up  to  Thee; 
Joyful  that  we  ourselves  are  Thine, 

Thine  let  our  offspring  be !  Doddridge 

Hymn  52.     7s. 

1  "D  OCK  of  Ages,  cleft  for  me, 
X\i  Let  me  hide  myself  in  Thee ! 
Let  the  water  and  the  blood 
From  Thy  riven  side  which  flowed, 
Be  of  sin  the  double  cure, 

Cleanse  me  from  its  guilt  and  power. 

2  Not  the  labors  of  my  hands 
Can  fulfil  Thy  law's  demands : 
Could  my  zeal  no  respite  know, 
Could  my  tears  forever  flow, 
All  for  sin  could  not  atone ; 
Thou  must  save,  and  Thou  alone ! 

3  Nothing  in  my  hand  I  bring; 
Simply  to  Thy  cross  I  cling; 
Naked,  come  to  Thee  for  dress; 
Helpless,  look  to  Thee  for  grace; 
Foul,  I  to  Thy  fountain  fly; 
Wash  me,  Saviour,  or  I  die! 

4  While  I  draw  this  fleeting  breath, 
When  my  eyelids  close  in  death, 
When  I  soar  to  worlds  unknown, 
See  Thee  on  Thy  judgment-throne, 
Rock  of  Ages,  cleft  for  me, 

Let  me  hide  myself  in  Thee.  Tcxplady. 


Confirmation. 
Hymn  53.     L.  M. 
1   f~\  HAPPY  day  that  stays  my  choice 
\J   On  Thee,  my  Saviour,  and  my  God! 
Well  may  this  glowing  heart  rejoice, 
And  tell  its  raptures  all  abroad. 


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2  0,  happy  bond  that  seals  my  vows 
To  Him  who  merits  all  my  love  ! 
Let  cheerful  anthems  fill  the  house, 
While  to  His  altar  now  I  move. 

8  'T  is  done  —  the  great  transaction  'a  done ; 
I  am  my  Lord's,  and  He  is  mine; 
He  drew  me,  and  I  followed  on, 
Charmed  to  confess  the  voice  divine. 

4  Now  rest  my  long-divided  heart ! 

Fixed  on  this  blissful  centre,  rest; 
Here  have  I  found  a  nobler  part, 

Here  heavenly  pleasures  fill  my  breast. 

5  High  Heaven,  that  hears  the  solemn  vow, 

That  vow  renewed,  shall  daily  hear; 
Till,  in  life's  latest  hour,  I  bow, 

And  bless  in  death  a  bond  so  dear.      Doddridge. 


The  Lord's  Supper. 

Hymn  54.     L.  M. 

TTTVVAS  on  that  dark,  that  doleful  night, 
JL    When  powers  of  earth  and  hell  arose 
Against  the  Son  of  God's  delight, 

And  friends  betray' d  Him  to  His  foes: 

Before  the  mournful  scene  began, 

He  took  the  bread,  and  blest,  and  brake; 

What  love  through  all  His  actions  ran ! 
What  wondrous  words  of  grace  He  spake ! 

"  This  is  my  body  broke  for  sin ; 

Receive  and  eat  the  living  food;" 
Then  took  the  cup,  and  blessed  the  wine  : 

"  'Tis  the  new  covenant  in  my  blood." 

For  us  His  flesh  with  nails  was  torn, 
He  bore  the  scourge,  He  felt  the  thorn; 

And  justice  poured  upon  His  head 
Its  heavy  vengeance  in  our  stead. 

For  us  His  vital    blood  was  spilt, 
To  buy  the  pardon  of  our  guilt, 

When  for  black  crimes  of  greatest  size 
He  gave  His  soul  a  sacrifice. 


HYMNS. 

6  "Do  this  (He  cried)  till  time  shall  end, 

In  memory  of  your  dying  friend; 
Meet  at  my  table,  and  record 

The  love  of  your  departed  Lord." 

7  Jesus,  Thy  feast  we  celebrate, 

We  show  Thy  death,  we  sing  Thy  name; 
Till  Thou  return,  and  we  shall  eat 

The  marriage-supper  of  the  Lamb.  Watts 

Hymn  55. 

1  THREAD  of  heaven,  on  Thee  we  feed, 
_L)  For  Thy  flesh  is  meat  indeed. 
Ever  may  our  souls  be  fed, 

With  the  true  and  living  Bread: 
Day  by  day  with  strength  supplied, 
Through  the  life  of  Him  that  died. 

2  Vine  of  heaven,  Thy  blood  supplies 

This  blest  cup  of  sacrifice; 
'Tis  Thy  wounds  our  healing  give; 

To  Thy  cross  we  look  and  live : 
Lord  of  life,  0  let  us  be 

Rooted,  grounded,  built  on  Thee.     Pratt's  Coll. 


Ordination. 
Hymn  56.     L.  M. 

1  ^  f^\  0,  preach  my  Gospel,"  saith  the  Lord, 

VJT  "Bid  the  whole  earth  My  grace  receive; 
He  shall  be  saved  that  trusts  My  word ; 
And  he  condemned  that  won't  believe. 

2  "Til  make  your  great  commission  known, 

And  ye  shall  prove  My  Gospel  true, 
By  all  the  works  that  I  have  done, 
By  all  the  wonders  ye  shall  do. 

3  "  Teach  all  the  nations  My  commands ; 

Fin  with  you  till  the  world  shall  end; 
All  power  is  trusted  in  My  hands; 
I  can  destroy,  and  I  defend." 


HYMNS. 


He  spake,  and  light  shone  round  His  head, 
On  a  bright  cloud  to  heaven  He  rode; 

They  to  the  furthest  nations  spread 
The  grace  of  their  ascended  God. 


CHRISTIAN   EXPERIENCE. 

Penitence. 

Hymn  57.     L.  M. 

1  T  ORD,   I  am  vile,  conceived  in  sin, 

I  i  And   born   unholy  and  unclean ; 
Sprung  from  the   man,   whose  guilty  fall 
Corrupts  the  race,  and  taints  us  all. 

2  Soon  as  we  draw  our  infant  breath, 
The  seeds  of  sin  grow  up  for  death : 
Thy  law  demands  a  perfect  heart  — 
But  we're  denied  iu  every  part. 

3  Great  God,  create  my  heart  anew, 
And  form  my  spirit  pure  and  true; 

No  outward  rites  can  make  me  clean  — 
The  leprosy  lies  deep  within. 

4  No  bleeding  bird,  nor  bleeding  beast, 
Nor  hyssop  branch,  nor  sprinkling  priest, 
Nor  running  brook,  nor  flood,   nor  sea, 
Can  wash  the  dismal  stain  away. 

5  Jesus,   my  God,  Thy  blood  alone 
Hath  power  sufficient  to  atone : 

Thy  blood  can  make  me  white  as  snow, 
No  Jewish  types  could  cleanse  me  so. 

6  While  guilt  disturbs  and  breaks  my  peace, 
Nor  flesh  nor  soul  hath  rest  or  ease; 
Lord,  let  me  hear   Thy  pardoning  voice, 
And  make  my  broken  bones  rejoice. 

Ps.  li.  —  Watts. 
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38  HYMNS. 

Hymn  58.     7s. 

1  Q AVIOUR,  when  in  dust  to  Thee 
O  Low  we  bow  th'  adoring  knee; 
When  repentant,  to  the  skies 
Scarce  we  lift  our  streaming  eyes; 
0,  by  all  Thy  pains  and  woe, 
Suffered  once  for  man  below, 
Bending  from  Thy  throne  on  high, 
Hear  our  solemn  litany. 

2  By  Thy  birth  and  early  years, 
By  Thy  human  griefs  and  fears, 
By  Thy  fasting  and  distress 

In  the  lonely  wilderness, 
By  Thy  vict'ry  in  the  hour 
Of  the  subtle  tempter's  power; 
Jesus  look  with  pitying  eye, 
Hear  our  solemn  litany. 

3  By  Thine  hour  of  dark  despair, 
By  Thine  agony  of  prayer, 

By  the  purple  robe  of  scorn, 

By  Thy  wounds,  Thy  crown  of  thorn, 

By  Thy  cross,  Thy  pangs  and  cries, 

By  Thy  perfect  sacrifice : 

Jesus,  look  with  pitying  eye, 

Hear  our  solemn  litany. 

4  By  Thy  deep  expiring  groan, 
By  the  sealed  sepulchral  stone, 
By  Thy  triumph  o'er  the  grave, 
By  Thy  power  from  death  to  save : 
Mighty  God,  ascended  Lord, 

To  Thy  throne  in  heaven  restored, 

Prince  and  Saviour,  hear  our  cry, 

Hear  our  solemn  litany.  Robert  Grant. 


Faith  in  Christ. 
Bymn  59.     S.  M. 
OT  all  the  blood  of  beasts 
On  Jewish  altars  slain, 
Could  give  the  guilty  conscience  peace, 
Or  wash  away  the  stain. 


'N 


HYMNS.  6\) 

2  But  Christ,  the  heavenly  Lamb, 

Takes  all  our  sins  away; 
A  sacrifice  of   nobler  name, 
And  richer  blood  than  they. 

3  My  faith  would  lay  her  hand 

On  that  dear  head  of  Thine, 
While  like  a  penitent  I  stand, 
And  there  confess  my  sin. 

4  My  soul  looks  back,  to  see 

The  burdens  Thou  didst  bear, 
When  hanging  on  the  cursed  tree, 
And  hopes  her  guilt  was  there. 

5  Believing,  we  rejoice 

To  see  the  curse  remove ; 
We  bless  the  Lamb  with  cheerful  voice, 

And  sing  His  bleeding  love.  Watts 

Hymn  60.     L.  M. 

1  "ATO  more,  my  God,  I  boast  no  more 
l\    Of  all  the  duties  I  have  done; 

I  quit  the  hopes  I  held  before, 
To  trust  the  merits  of  Thy  Son. 

2  Now  for  the  love  I  bear  His  name, 

What  was  my  gain,  I  count  my  loss; 
My  former  pride  I  call  my  shame, 
And  nail  my  glory  to  His  cross. 

3  Yes,  and  I  must  and  will  esteem 

All  things  but  loss  for  Jesus'  sake; 
Oh,  may  my  soul  be  found  in  Hini, 
And  of  His  righteousness  partake. 

4  The  best  obedience  of  my  hands 

Dares  not  appear  before  Thy  throne; 
But  faith  can  answer  Thy  demands, 

By  pleading  what  my  Lord  has  done.         Watts. 

Hymn  61.     7s. 

1   TESUS  lives,  and  so  shall  I. 

J    Death,  thy  sting  is  gone  forever: 
He,  who  deigned  for  me  to  die, 
Lives,  the  bands  of  death  to  sever. 


40  HYMNS. 

He  shall  raise  me  with  the  just: 
Jesus  is  my  Hope  and  Trust. 

?  Jesus  lives  and  reigns  supreme; 

And,  His  kingdom  still  remaining, 
I  shall  also  be  with  Him, 

Ever  living,  ever  reigning. 
God  has  promised;    be  it  must: 
Jesus  is  my  Hope  and  Trust. 

3  Jesus  lives,  and  God  extends 

Grace  to  each  returning  sinner; 
Rebels  He  receives  as  friends, 

And  exalts  to  highest  honor. 
God  is  true  as  He  is  just; 
Jesus  is  my  Hope  and  Trust. 

4  Jesus  lives,  and  by  His  grace, 

Victory  o'er  my  passions  giving, 
I  will  cleanse  my  heart  and  ways, 

Ever  to  His  glory  living. 
The  weak  He  raises  from  the  dust : 
Jesus  is  my  Hope  and  Trust. 

5  Jesus  lives,  and  I  am  sure 

Naught  shall  e'er  from  Jesus  sever: 
Satan's  wiles,  and  Satan's  power, 

Pain  or  pleasure,  ye  shall  never ! 
Christian  armor  cannot  rust: 
Jesus  is  my  Hope  and  Trust. 

6  Jesus  lives,  and  death  is  now 

But  my  entrance  into  glory. 
Courage !   then,  my  soul,  for  thou 

Hast  a  crown  of  life  before  thee; 
Thou  shalt  find  thy  hopes  were  just  — 
Jesus  is  the  Christian's  Trust.  Gellert. 


Hope  and  Trust  in  God. 

Eymn  62.     S.  M. 

1  "TTTHEN,  overwhelmed  with  grief, 

VV     My  heart  within  me  dies, 

Helpless,  and  far  from  all  relief, 

To  heaven  I  lift  mine  eyes. 


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2  Oh,  lead  me  to  the  Rock 

That's  high  above  my  head, 
And  make  the  covert  of  Thy  wings 
My  shelter  and  my  shade. 

3  Within  Thy  presence,  Lord, 

Forever  I'll  abide; 
Thou  art  the  tower  of  my  defence, 
The  refuge  where  I  hide. 

4  Thou  givest  me  the  lot 

Of  those  that  fear  Thy  name; 
If  endless  life  be  their  reward, 

I  shall  possess  the  same.  Waits. 

Ihjmn  63.     L.  M. 

1  rpiIE  tempter  to  my  soul  hath  said, 

_J_    "There  is  no  help  in  God  for  thee;" 
Lord,  lift  Thou  up  Thy  servant's  head; 
My  glory,  shield,  and  solace  be. 

2  Thus  to  the  Lord  I  raised  my  cry: 

He  heard  me  from  His  holy  hill; 
At  His  command  the  waves  rolled  by; 
He  beckoned,  and  the  winds  were  still. 

3  I  laid  me  down  and  slept  —  I  woke  — 

Thou,  Lord,  my  spirit  didst  sustain ; 
Bright  from  the  east  the  morning  broke  — 
Thy  comforts  rose  on  me  again. 

4  I  will  not  fear,  though  armed  throngs 

Compass  my  steps  in  all  their  wrath; 
Salvation  to  the  Lord  belongs; 

His  presence  guards  His  people's  path. 

Montgomery. 


Self-Denial. 

Hymn  64.     L.  M. 

1  T)ROAD  is  the  road  that  leads  to  death, 

_L)  And  thousands  walk  together  there; 

But  wisdom  shows  a  narrow  path, 

With  here  and  there  a  traveller. 


42  HYMNS. 

2  "Deny  thyself,  and  take  thy  cross," 

Is  the  Redeemer's  great  command : 
Nature  must  count  her  gold  but  dross, 
If  she  would  gain  this  heavenly  land. 

3  The  fearful  soul  that  tires  and  faints, 

And  walks  the  ways  of   God  no  more, 
Is  but  esteemed  almost  a  saint, 

And  makes  his  own  destruction  sure. 

4  Lord,  let  not  all  my  hopes  be  vain; 

Create  my  heart  entirely  new; 
Which  hypocrites  could  ne'er  attain, 

Which  false  apostates  never  knew.         Watts. 

Hymn  65.     C.  M. 

1  HI  I  a  soldier  of  the  cross? 
jLjL  A  follower  of  the  Lamb? 
And  shall  I  fear  to  own  his  cause, 

Or  blush  to  speak  His  name? 

2  Must  I  be  carried  to  the  skies 

On  flowery  beds  of  ease, 
While  others  fought  to  win  the  prize, 
And  sailed  through  bloody  seas? 

3  Are  there  no  foes  for  me  to  face? 

Must  I  not  stem  the  flood? 
Is  this  vile  world  a  friend  to  grace, 
To  help  me  on  to  God? 

4  Sure  I  must  fight,  if  I  would  reign; 

Increase  my  courage,  Lord ! 
I'll  bear  the  toil,  endure  the  pain, 
Supported  by  Thy  word. 

5  Thy  saints,  in  all  this  glorious  war, 

Shall  conquer,  though  they  die; 
They  view  the  triumph  from  afar, 
And  seize  it  with  their  eye. 

6  When  that  illustrious  d.-.y  shall  rise, 

And  all  Thy  armies  shine 
In  robes  of  victory  through  the  skies, 
The  glory  shall  be  Thine.  Watts. 


HYMNS.  43 

Longing". 

Jlj/nm  66.     S.  M. 

1  T  IKE  Noah's  weary  dove, 

J_J  That  soared  the  earth  around, 
But  not  a  resting-place  above 
The  cheerless  waters  found, 

2  Oh  cease,  my  wandering  soul, 

On  restless  wing  to  roam; 
All  the  wide  world,  to  either  pole, 
Has  not  for  thee  a  home. 

3  Behold  the  Ark  of  God, 

Behold  the  open  door ! 
Hasten  to  gain  that  dear  abode, 
And  rove,  my  soul,  no  more. 

4  There  safe  Thou  shalt  abide, 

There  sweet  shall  be  thy  rest, 
And  every  longing  satisfied, 
With  full  salvation  blessed. 

5  And  when  the  waves  of  ire 

Again  the  earth  shall  fill, 
The  Ark  shall  ride  the  sea  of  fire, 

Then  rest  on  Zion's  hill.  Muhlenberg. 

Hymn  67.     L.  M. 

1  f\  GOD,  Thou  art  my  God  alone; 
\J  Early  to  Thee  my  soul  shall  cry, 
A  pilgrim  in  a  land  unknown, 

A  thirsty  land,  whose  springs  are  dry. 

2  Yet,  through  this  rough  and  thorny  maze 

I  follow  hard  on  Thee,  my  God; 
Thy  hand  unseen  upholds  my  ways, 
I  safely  tread  where  Thou  hast  trod. 

3  Thee,  in  the  watches  of  the  night, 

When  I  remember  on  my  bed, 
Thy  presence  makes  the  darkness  light; 
Thy  guardian  wings  are  round  my  head. 


44  HYMNS. 

4  Better  than  life  itself  Thy  love, 
Dearer  than  all  beside  to  me; 
For  whom  have  I  in  heaven  above, 

Or  what  on  earth,  compared  with  Thee? 

Montgomery. 

Hymn  68.     8s,  7s,  &  4s. 

1  C\  UIDE  me,  0  thou  great  Jehovah, 
vX  Pilgrim  through  this  barren  land; 
I  am  weak,  but  Thou  art  mighty, 

Hold  me  with  Thy  powerful  hand : 

Bread  of  heaven  ! 
Feed  me,  till  I  want  no  more. 

2  Open  now  the  crystal  fountain, 

Whence  the  healing  streams  do  flow; 
Let  the  fiery,  cloudy  pillar 

Lead  me  all  my  journey  through; 

Strong  Deliverer! 
Be  Thou  still  my  strength  and  shield. 

3  When  I  tread  the  verge  of  Jordan, 

Bid  my  anxious  fears  subside; 
Death  of  death,  and  hell's  Destruction, 
Land  me  safe  on  Canaan's  side; 

Songs  of  praises 
I  will  ever  give  to  Thee.  Williams. 


Hymn  69.     C.  M. 

1  f\  FOR  a  closer  walk  with  God  ! 
\J  A  calm  and  heav'nly  frame ! 
A  light  to  shine  upon  the  road 

That  leads  me  to  the  Lamb ! 

2  Where  is  the  blessedness  I  knew 

When  first  I  saw  the  Lord  ? 
Where  is  the  soul-refreshing  view 
Of  Jesus  and  His  word  ? 

3  What  peaceful  hours  I  once  enjoyed? 

How  sweet  their  memory  still ! 
But  they  have  left  an  aching  void 
The  world  can  never  fill. 


n  Y  M  N  S  .  4t> 

3  Return,  0  holy  Dove,  return 
Sweet  messenger  of  rest; 
I  hate  the  sins  that  made  Thee  mourn, 
And  drove  Thee  from  my  breast. 

5  The  dearest  idol  I  have  known, 

Whate'er  that  idol  be, 
Help  me  to  tear  it  from  Thy  throne, 
And  worship  only  Thee. 

6  So  shall  my  walk  be  close  with  God, 

Calm  and  serene  my  frame; 
So  purer  light  shall  mark  the  road 

That  leads  me  to  the  Lamb.  Cowi'ER. 


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Hymn  70.     C.  M. 

OME,  Holy  Spirit,  Heavenly  Dove, 
With  all  Thy  quickening  powers, 
Kindle  a  flame  of  sacred  love 
In  these  cold  hearts  of  ours. 


2  Look !  how  we  grovel  here  below, 

Fond  of  these  trifling  toys ! 
Our  souls  can  neither  fly  nor  go 
To  reach  eternal  joys. 

3  In  vain  we  tune  our  formal  songs; 

In  vain  we  strive  to  rise ; 
Hosannas  languish  on  our  tongues, 
And  our  devotion  dies. 

4  Dear  Lord,  and  shall  wc  ever  live 

At  this  poor,  dying  rate  — 
Our  love  so  faint,  so  cold  to  Thee, 
And  Thine  to  us  so  great  ? 

5  Come,  Holy  Spirit,   Heavenly  Dove, 

With  all  Thy  quickening  powers, 
Come,  shed  abroad  a  Saviour's  love, 

And  that  shall  kindle  ours.  Watts. 

33  z 


46  HYMNS. 

Joy. 
Hymn  71.     S.  M. 

1  1\/rY  God,  my  Life,  my  Love, 
111  To  Thee,  to  Thee  I  call; 
I  cannot  live,  if  Thou  remove, 

For  Thou  art  all  in  all. 

2  Thy  shining  grace  can  cheer 

This  dungeon  where  I  dwell; 
'T  is  paradise  when  Thou  art  here ; 
If  Thou  depart,   7t  is  hell. 

3  To  Thee,  and  Thee  alone, 

The  angels  owe  their  bliss  ; 
They  sit  around  Thy  gracious  throne, 
And  dwell  where  Jesus  is. 

4  Not  all  the  harps  above 

Can  make  a  heavenly  place, 
If  God  His  residence  remove, 
Or  but  conceal  His  face. 

5  Nor  earth,  nor  all  tbe  sky, 

Can  one  delight  afford, 
No,  not  a  drop  of  real  joy, 
Without  Thy  presence,  Lord. 

6  Thou  art  the  sea  of  love, 

Where  all  my  pleasures  roll; 
The  circle  where  my  passions  move, 

And  centre  of  my  soul.  Watts. 

Hymn  72.     L.  M. 

1  1  WAKE,  my  soul,  in  joyful  lays, 

_1X  And  sing  thy  great  Redeemer's  praise; 
He  justly  claims  a  song  from  thee, 
His  loving-kindness,  0  how  free  ! 

2  When  trouble,  like  a  gloomy  cloud, 
Has  gathered  thick  and  thundered  loud, 
He  near  my  soul  has  always  stood, 

His  loving-kindness,  0  how  good ! 

3  Often  I  feel  my  sinful  heart 
Prone  from  my  Jesus  to  depart; 
But  though  I  have  Him  oft  forgot, 
His  loving-kindness  changes  not. 


HYMNS.  47 

4  Soon  shall  I  pass  the  gloomy  vale, 
Soon  nil  my  mortal  powers  must  fail  j 
O  may  my  last  expiring  breath 

i]  is  loving-kindness  sing  in  death. 

5  Then  let  me  mount  and  soar  away 
To  the  bright  world  of  endless  day; 
And  sing,  with  rapture  and  surprise, 

His  loving-kindness  in  the  skies.  Medley. 

Ilf/mn  73.     C.  M. 

1  OALVATION!  oh!  the  joyful  sound; 
O  'Tis  pleasure  to  our  ears; 

A  sovereign  balm  for  every  wound, 
A  cordial  for  our  fears. 

2  Buried  in  sorrow  and  in  sin, 

At  hell's  dark  door  we  lay; 
But  we  arise,  by  grace  divine, 
To  see  a  heavenly  day. 

3  Salvation  !  —  let  the  echo  fly 

The  spacious  earth  around; 
While  all  the  armies  of  the  sky 

Conspire  to  raise  the  sound.  Watts. 

Hymn  74.     L.  M. 

1  /^lOME,  dearest  Lord,  descend  and  dwell 
\J  By  faith  and  love  in  every  breast; 
Then  shall  we  know,  and  taste,  and  feel 

The  joys  that  cannot  be  expressed. 

2  Come,  fill  our  hearts  with  inward  strength, 

Make  our  enlarged  souls  possess, 
And  learn  the  height,  and  breadth,  and  length 
Of  Thine  unmeasurable  grace. 

3  Now  to  the  God,  whose  power  can  do 

More  than  our  thoughts  or  wishes  know, 
Be  everlasting  honors  done, 

By  all  the  church,  through  Christ  His  Son. 

Watts. 


48  HYMNS. 

Hymn  75.     H.  M. 

1  y>  EJOICE  !  the  Lord  is  King ! 
Jtt  Your  God  and  King  adore; 
Mortals !  give  thanks  and  sing, 

And  triumph  evermore : 
Lift  up  the  heart  —  lift  up  the  voice  — 
Rejoice  aloud,  ye  saints !  rejoice  ! 

2  His  kingdom  cannot  fail; 

He  rules  o'er  earth  and  heaven; 
The  keys  of  death  and  hell 

Are  to  our  Jesus  given: 
Lift  up  the  heart  —  lift  up  the  voice  — 
Rejoice  aloud,  ye  saints !  rejoice ! 

3  He  all  His  foes  shall  quell  — 

Shall  all  our  sins  destroy, 
And  every  bosom  swell 

With  pure  seraphic  joy : 
Lift  up  the  heart  —  lift  up  the  voice  — 
Rejoice  aloud,  ye  saints  !  rejoice ! 

4  Rejoice  in  glorious  hope; 

Jesus,  the  Judge,  shall  come, 
And  take  His  servants  up 

To  their  eternal  home : 
We  soon  shall  hear  th'  archangel's  voice ; 
The  trump  of  God  shall  sound — Rejoice!      Rippon. 


Love. 
Hymn  76.     C.  M. 

1  QOVEREIGN  of  all  the  worlds  on  high, 
O  Allow  our  humble  claim ; 

Nor  while  poor  worms  would  raise  their  heads, 
Disdain  a  Father's  name. 

2  Our  Father  God !  how  sweet  the  sound ! 

How  tender  and  how  dear! 
Not  all  the  melody  of  heaven, 
Could  so  delight  the  ear. 

3  Come,  sacred  Spirit,  seal  the  name 

On   my  expanding  heart; 
And  show,  that  in  Jehovah's  grace 
I  share  a  filial  part. 


HYMNS.  49 

4  Cheered  by  a  signal  so  divine, 
Unwavering  I  believe; 
And  Abba,  Father,  humbly  cry, 

Nor  can  Thy  sign  deceive.  Doddridge. 

Hymn  77.     8s  &  7s. 

1  T  OVE  divine,  all  love  excelling, 

-Li  Joy  of  heaven,  to  earth  come  down! 
Fix  us  in  Thy  humble  dwelling, 
All  Thy   faithful  mercies  crown. 

2  Jesus !  Thou  art  all  compassion, 

Pure,  unbounded  love  Thou  art; 
Visit  us  with  Thy  salvation, 
Enter  every  trembling  heart. 

3  Breathe,  O  breathe  Thy  loving  Spirit 

Into  every  troubled  breast! 
Let  us  all   in  Thee  inherit, 

Let  us   find  Thy  promised  rest ! 

4  Come,   almighty  to  deliver, 

Let  us  all  Thy  life  receive! 
Suddenly  return,  and  never, 

Never  more  Thy  temples  leave ! 

5  Finish  then   Thy  new  creation, 

Pure  and  spotless  let  us  be ; 
Let  us  see  Thy  great  salvation 
Perfectly  restored  in  Thee ! 

G  Changed  from  glory  into  glory, 

Till  in  heaven  we  take  our  place ; 
Till   wc  cast  our  crowns  before  Thee, 

Lost  in  wonder,  love,  and  praise.  C.  Wesley. 


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Hymn  78.     S.  M. 

OT  with  our  mortal  eyes 
Have  we  beheld  the  Lord; 
Yet  we  rejoice  to  hear  His  name, 
And  love  Him  in  His  word. 

On   earth  we  want  the  sight 

Of  our  Redeemer's  face; 
Yet,   Lord,  our  inmost  thoughts  delight 

To  dwell  upon  Thy  grace. 


50  HYMNS. 

3  And  when  we  taste  thy  love, 
Our  joys  divinely  grow, 
Unspeakable,  like  those  above, 

And  heaven  begins  below.  Watts. 

Hymn  79.     C.  M. 

1  TESUS  '  I  love  Thy  charming  name, 
J    'T  is  music  to  mine  ear ; 

Fain  would  I  sound  it  out  so  loud, 
That  earth  and  heaven  misrht  hear. 

o 

2  Yes !    Thou  art  precious  to  my  soul, 

My  transport  and  my  trust; 
Jewels,  to  Thee,  are  gaudy  toys, 
And  gold  is  sordid  dust. 

3  All  my  capacious  powers  can  wish, 

In  Thee  doth  richly  meet; 
Not  to  mine  eyes  is  light  so  dear, 
Nor  friendship  half  so  sweet. 

4  Thy  grace  still  dwells  upon  my  heart, 

And  sheds  its  fragrance  there;  — 
The  noblest  balm  of  all  its  wounds, 
The  cordial  of  its  care. 

5  I'll  speak  the  honors  of  Thy  name, 

With  my  last  laboring  breath ; 
Then,  speechless,  clasp  Thee  in  mine  arms, 

The  antidote  of  death.  Doddridge. 

Hymn  80.     6s  k  4s. 

1  II TY  faith  looks  up  to  Thee, 
JUL  Thou  Lamb  of  Calvary, 

Saviour  divine : 
Now  hear  me  while  I  pray; 
Take  all  my  guilt  away; 
O  let  me  from  this  day 

Be  wholly  Thine. 

2  May  Thy  rich  grace  impart 
Strength  to  my  fainting  heart, 

My  zeal  inspire; 
As  Thou  hast  died  for  me, 
O  may  my  love  to  Thee, 
Pure,  warm,  and  changeless  be  — 

A  living  fire. 


HYMNS.  51 

3  While  life's  dark  maze  I  tread, 
And  griefs  around  me  spread, 

Be  Thou  my  guide; 
Bid  darkness  turn  to  day, 
Wipe  sorrow's  tears  away, 
Nor  let  me  ever  stray 

From  Thee  aside. 

4  When  ends  life's  transient  dream, 
When  death's  cold,  sullen  stream 

Shall  o'er  me  roll; 
Blest  Saviour,  then,  in  love, 
Fear  and  distress  remove; 
0  bear  me  safe  above  — 

A  ransomed  soul.  Ray  Palmer. 


THE   LAST   THINGS. 

Death. 
ILjmn  81.     C.  M. 

1  T  ORD,  if  Thine  eyes  survey  our  faults, 
JLi  And  justice  grows  severe, 

Thy  dreadful  wrath  exceeds  our  thoughts, 
And  burns  beyond  our  fear. 

2  Thine  anger  turns  our  frame  to  dust; 

By  one  offence  to  Thee, 
Adam  and  all  his  sons  have  lost 
Their  immortality. 

o  Life,  like  a  vain  amusement,  flies, 
A  fable  or  a  song; 
By  swift  degrees  our  nature  dies, 
Nor  can  our  joys  be  long. 

4  'Tis  but  a  few  whose  days  amount 

To  threescore  years  and  ten; 
And  all  beyond  that  short  account 
Is  sorrow,  toil,  and  pain. 

5  Almighty  God,  reveal  Thy  love, 

And  not  Thy  wrath  alone; 
Oh,  let  our  sweet  experience  prove 
The  mercies  of  Thy  throne. 


52  HYMNS. 

6  Our  souls  would  learn  the  heavenly  art 
To  improve  the  hours  we  have, 
That  we  may  act  the  wiser  part, 

And  live  beyond  the  grave.  Ps.  xc. — Watts. 

Hymn  82.      C.  M. 

1  TTARK !    from  the  tombs  a  doleful  sound ! 
JLJL  My  ears,  attend  the  cry; 

"Ye  living  men,  come  view  the  ground 
Where  you  must  shortly  lie. 

2  "Princes,  this  clay  must  be  your  bed, 

In  spite  of  all  your  towers; 
The  tall,  the  wise,  the  reverend  head, 
Must  lie  as  low  as  ours." 

3  Great  God,  is  this  our  certain  doom  ? 

And  are  we  still  secure? 
Still  walking  downward  to  the  tomb, 
And  yet  prepare  no  more? 

4  Grant  us  the  power  of  quickening  grace, 

To  fit  our  souls  to  fly; 
Then,  when  we  drop  this  dying  flesh, 

We'll  rise  above  the  sky.  Watts. 

Hymn  83.     L.  M. 

1  TTNVEIL  thy  bosom,  faithful  tomb; 

U    Take  this  new  treasure  to  thy  trust, 
And  give  these  sacred  relics  room 
To  slumber  in  the  silent  dust. 

2  Nor  pain,  nor  grief,  nor  anxious  fear, 

Invade  thy  bounds;    no  mortal  woes 
Can  reach  the  peaceful  sleeper  here, 
While  angels  watch  the  soft  repose. 

3  So  Jesus  slept;    God's  dying  Son 

Passed  through  the  grave,  and  blessed  the  bed : 
Rest  here,  blest  saint,  till  from  His  throne 
The  morning  break,  and  pierce  the  shade. 

4  Break  from  His  throne,  illustrious  morn ! 

Attend,  O  earth,  His  sovereign  word; 
Restore  thy  trust;    a  glorious  form 

Shall  then  arise  to  meet  the  Lord.         Watts. 


n  Y  M  N  s . 


Hymn  84.     L.  M. 


53 


1  A  SLEEP  in  Jesus !  blessed  sleep ! 

jlX  From  which  none  ever  wakes  to  weep; 
A  calm  and  undisturbed  repose, 
Unbroken  by  the  dread  of  foes. 

2  Asleep  in  Jesus !  peaceful  rest, 
Whose  waking  is  supremely  blest; 

No  fear,  no  woes,  shall  dim  that  hour, 
Which  manifests  the  Saviour's  power. 

3  Asleep  in  Jesus !  0,  for  me 
May  such  a  blissful  refuge  be; 
Securely  shall  my  ashes  lie, 

And  wait  the  summons  from  on  high. 

4  Asleep  in  Jesus !  far  from  thee 

Thy  kindred  and  their  graves  may  be; 
But  thine  is  still  a  blessed  sleep, 
From  which  none  ever  wakes  to  weep. 

5  Asleep  in  Jesus !  0,  how  sweet 
To  be  for  such  a  slumber  meet; 
With  holy  confidence  to  sing, 

That  death  hath  lost  his  venom 'd  sting! 

Mrs.  Mackay. 

Hymn  85.     C.  M. 

1  TTEAR  what  the  voice  from  heaven  proclaims 
XI  For  all  the  pious  dead ; 

Sweet  is  the  savor  of  their  names, 
And  soft  their  sleeping-bed. 

2  They  die  in  Jesus,  and  are  blessed; 

How  kind  their  slumbers  are ! 
From  sufferings  and  from  sin  released, 
And  freed  from  every  snare. 

3  Far  from  this  world  of  toil  and  strife, 

They're  present  with  the  Lord; 
The  labors  of  their  mortal  life 

End  in  a  large  reward.  Watts. 


54  HYMNS. 

Resurrection. 

Hymn  86.     7s. 

1  "  QPIRIT,  leave  thy  house  of   clay; 

O  Lingering  dust,  resign  thy  breath; 
Spirit,  cast  thy  chains  away ; 

Dust,  be  thou  dissolved  in  death  I" 
Thus  the  mighty  Saviour  speaks, 

While  the  faithful  Christian  dies; 
Thus  the  bonds  of  life  He  breaks, 

And  the  ransomed  captive  flies. 

2  "  Prisoner,  long  detained  below, 

Prisoner,  now  with  freedom  blest, 
Welcome  from  a  world  of  woe; 

Welcome  to  a  land  of  rest  I" 
Thus  the  choir  of  angels  sing, 

As  they  bear  the  soul  on  high, 
While  with  hallelujahs  ring 

All  the  regions  of  the  sky. 

3  Grave !    the  guardian  of  our  dust, 

Grave !    the  treasury  of  the  skies, 
Every  atom  of  thy  trust 

Rests  in  hope  again  to  rise ! 
Hark!    the  judgment-trumpet  calls  — 

"  Soul,  rebuild  thy  house  of   clay ; 
Immortality  thy  walls, 

And  eternity  thy  day."  Montgomery. 


'A 


Hymn  87.     S.  M. 

ND  must  this  body  die? 
This  mortal  frame  decay? 
And  must  these  active  limbs  of  mine 
Lie  mouldering  in  the  clay? 

Corruption,  earth,  and  worms, 

Shall  but  refine  this  flesh, 
Till  my  triumphant  spirit  comes 

To  put  it  on  afresh. 

God,  my  Redeemer,  lives, 

And  often  from  the  skies 
Looks  down  and  watches  all  my  dust, 

Till  He  shall  bid  it  rise. 


II  Y  M  N  S .  55 

4  Arrayed  in  glorious  grace 

Shall  these  vile  bodies  shine, 
And  every  shape,  and  every  face, 
Look  heavenly  and  divine. 

5  These  lively  hopes  we  owe 

To  Jesus'  dying  love ; 
We  would  adore  His  grace  below, 
And  sing  His  power  above. 

6  Dear  Lord,  accept  the  praise 

Of  these  our  humble  songs, 
Till  tunes  of  nobler  sounds  we  raise 

With  our  immortal  tongues.  Watts. 

Hymn  88.     C.  M. 

1  "DLEST  be  the  everlasting  God, 
JD  The  Father  of  our  Lord; 

Be  His  abounding  mercy  praised, 
His  majesty  adored. 

2  When  from  the  dead  He  raised  His  Son, 

And  called  Him  to  the  sky, 

He  gave  our  souls  a  lively  hope, 

That  they  should  never  die. 

3  What  though  our  inbred  sins  require 

Our  flesh  to  see  the  dust; 
Yet  as  the  Lord  our  Saviour  rose, 
So  all  His  followers  must. 

4  There's  an  inheritance  divine, 

Ileservcd  against  that  day; 
JTis  uncorrupted,  undefiled, 
And  cannot  fade  away. 

5  Saints  by  the  power  of  God  are  kept, 

Till  that  salvation  come; 
We  walk  by  faith  as  strangers  here, 

Till  Christ  shall  call  us  home.  Watts. 

Hymn  89.     L.  M. 

1  "YTTHAT  sinners  value  I  resign ; 

VV     Lord,  'tis  enough  that  Thou  art  mine; 
I  shall  behold  Thy  blissful  face, 
And  stand  complete  in  righteousness. 


56  HYMNS. 

2  This  life's  a  dream  —  an  empty  show ; 
But  the  bright  world,  to  which  I  go, 
Hath  joys  substantial  and  sincere; 
"When  shall  I  wake,  and  find  me  there? 

3  Oh  1  glorious  hour  !  —  Oh  !  blest  abode  ! 
I  shall  be  near,  and  like  my  God; 
And  flesh  and  sin  no  more  control 
The  sacred  pleasures  of  the  soul. 

4  My  flesh  shall  slumber  in  the  ground, 
Till  the  last  trumpet's  joyful  sound; 
Then  burst  the  chains,  with  sweet  surprise, 

And  in  my  Saviour's  image  rise.     Ps.  xvii. — Watts. 


Judgment. 
Hymn  90.     L.  M. 

1  TTE  reigns  —  the  Lord,  the  Saviour  reigns ; 
XI  Praise  Him  in  evangelic  strains; 

Let  the  whole  earth  in  songs  rejoice; 
And  distant  islands  join  their  voice. 

2  Deep  are  His  counsels,  and  unknown ; 
But  grace  and  truth  support  His  throne : 
Though  gloomy  clouds  His  ways  surround, 
Justice  is  their  eternal  ground. 

3  In  robes  of  judgment,  lo !  He  comes; 
Shakes  the  wide  earth,  and  cleaves  the  tombs; 
Before  Him  burns  devouring  fire! 

The  mountains  melt,  the  seas  retire ! 

4  His  enemies,  with  sore  dismay, 

Fly  from  the  sight,  and  shun  the  day : 

Then  lift  your  heads,  ye  saints  on  high, 

And  sing,  for  your  redemption's  nigh.  "Watts. 


JL 


Hymn  91.     8s,  7s  &  4s. 

O  !  He  comes,  with  clouds  descending, 
Once  for  favored  sinners  slain  : 
Thousand  thousand  saints  attending, 
Swell  the  triumph  of  His  train  : 
Hallelujah! 
Jesus  Christ  shall  ever  reign ! 


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HYMNS.  57 

See  the  universe  in  motion, 

Sinking  on  her  funeral  pyre  — 
Earth  dissolving,  and  the  ocean 

Vanishing  in  final  fire  :  — 
Hark,  the  trumpet ! 
Loud  proclaims  that  Day  of  Ire ! 
Graves  have  yawned  in  countless  numbers, 

From  the  dust  the  dead  arise; 
Millions,  out  of  silent  slumbers, 

Wake  in  overwhelmed  surprise; 
Where  creation, 
Wrecked  and  torn  in  ruin  lies ! 
See  the  Judge  our  nature  wearing, 

Pure,  ineffable,  divine  :  — 
See  the  great  Archangel  bearing 

High  in  heaven  the  mystic  sign : 
Cross  of  Glory  ! 
Christ  be  in  that  moment  mine ! 
Every  eye  shall  then  behold  Him 

Robed  in  awful  majesty:  — 
Those  that  set  at  naught,  and  sold  Him  — 

Pierced  and  nailed  Him  to  a  tree  — 
Deeply  wailing, 
Shall  the  true  Messiah  see ! 
Lo !  the  last  long  separation ! 

As  the  cleaving  crowds  divide ; 
And  one  dread  adjucation 

Sends  each  soul  to  either  side  ! 
Lord  of  merey! 
How  shall  I  that  day  abide  ! 
0,  may  Thine  own  Bride  and  Spirit 

Then  avert  a  dreadful  doom  — 
And  me  summon  to  inherit 

An  eternal  blissful  home:  — 
Ah  !  come  quickly  ! 
Let  Thy  second  Advent  come ! 
Yea,  Amen !  Let  all  adore  Thee 

On  Thine  amaranthine  throne ! 
Saviour  —  take  the  power  and  glory, 

Claim  the  kingdom  for  Thine  own ! 
Men  and  angels 
Kneel  and  bow  to  Thee  alone  !  Brydges. 


58  HYMNS. 

Eternal  Life. 

Hymn  92.      lis. 

1  T  "WOULD  not  live  alway;  I  ask  not  to  stay 
JL  Where  storm  after  storm  rises  dark  o'er  the  way; 
The  few  lucid  mornings  that  dawn  on  us  here, 
Are  enough  for  life's  woes,  full  enough  for  its  cheer. 


2  I  would  not  live  alway,  thus  fettered  by  sin  ; 
Temptation  without  and  corruption  within  : 

E'en  the  rapture  of  pardon  is  mingled  with  fears, 
And  the  cup  of  thanksgiving  with  penitent  tears. 

3  I  would  not  live  alway;  no  —  welcome  the  tomb, 
Since  Jesus  hath  lain  there,  I  dread  not  its  gloom ; 
There,  sweet  be  my  rest,  till  He  bid  me  arise, 

To  hail  Him  in  triumph  descending  the  skies. 

4  Who,  who  would  live  alway,  away  from  his  God; 
Away  from  yon  heaven,  that  blissful  abode, 

Where  the  rivers  of  pleasure  flow  o'er  the  bright  plains, 
And  the  noontide  of  glory  eternally  reigns: 

5  Where  the  saints  of  all  ages  in  harmony  meet, 
Their  Saviour  and  brethren,  transported  to  greet; 
While  the  anthems  of  rapture  unceasingly  roll, 
And  the  smile  of  the  Lord  is  the  feast  of  the  soul. 

Muhlenberg. 
Hymn  93.     C.  M. 

1  JERUSALEM !  my  glorious  home, 
J    Name  ever  dear  to  me ; 

When  shall  my  labors  have  an  end, 
In  joy,  and  peace,  and  thee ! 

2  When  shall  these  eyes  thy  heaven-built  walls 

And  pearly  gates  behold? 
Thy  bulwarks  with  salvation  strong, 
And  streets  of  shining  gold? 

3  There  happier  bowers  than  Eden's  bloom, 

Nor  sin  nor  sorrow  know : 
Blessed  seats !  through  rude  and  stormy  scenes 
I  onward  press  to  you. 


HYMNS.  59 

4  Why  should  I  shrink  at  pain  and  woe? 

Or  feel,  at  death,  dismay  ? 
I've  Canaan's  goodly  land  in  view, 
And  realms  of  endless  day. 

5  Apostles,  martyrs,  prophets  there, 

Around  my  Saviour  stand ) 
A.nd  soon  my  friends  in  Christ  below 
Will  join  the  glorious  band. 

r)   Jerusalem !  my  glorious  home  ! 
My  soul  still  pants  for  thee; 
Then  shall  my  labors  have  an  end, 
When  I  thy  joys  shall  see. 

Hymn  94.     C.  M. 

1  C\  IVE  me  the  wings  of  faith,  to  rise 
VX  Within  the  veil,  and  see 

The  saints  above  —  how  great  their  joys, 
How  bright  their  glories  be  I 

2  Once  they  were  mourning  here  below, 

And  wet  their  couch  with  tears; 
They  wrestled  hard,  as  we  do  now, 
With  sins,  and  doubts,  and  fears. 

3  I  ask  them  whence  their  victory  came ; 

They,  with  united  breath, 
Ascribe  their  conquest  to  the  Lamb, 
Their  triumph  to  His  death. 

4  They  marked  the  footsteps  that  He  trod, 

His  zeal  inspired  their  breast; 
And  following  their  incarnate  God, 
Possess  the  promised  rest. 

5  Our  glorious  Leader  claims  our  praise 

For  His  own  pattern  given, 
While  the  long  cloud  of  witnesses 

Shows  the  same  path  to  heaven.  Watts. 

Jfymn  95.     C.  M. 

1  "IT 7" II EN  I  can  read  my  title  clear 
VV     To  mansions  in  the  skies, 
I'll  bid  farewell  to  every  fear, 
And  wipe  my  weeping  eyes. 


60  HYMNS. 

2  Should  earth  against  my  soul  engage, 

And  hellish  darts  be  hurled, 
Then  I  can  smile  at  Satan's  rage, 
And  face  a  frowning  world. 

3  Let  cares  like  a  wild  deluge  come, 

And  storms  of  sorrow  fall; 
May  I  but  safely  reach  my  home, 
My  God,  my  Heaven,  my  All. 

4  There  shall  I  bathe  my  weary  soul 

In  seas  of  heavenly  rest, 
And  not  a  wave  of  trouble  roll 

Across  my  peaceful  breast.  Watts. 


TIMES    AND    SEASONS. 

Morning  and  Evening. 

Hymn  96.     L.  M. 

1  K  WAKE,  my  soul,  and  with  the  sun 
XL  Thy  daily  stage  of  duty  run; 
Shake  off  dull  sloth,  and  joyful  rise 
To  pay  thy  morning  sacrifice. 

2  Wake,  and  lift  up  thyself,  my  heart, 
And  with  the  angels  bear  thy  part, 
Who  all  night  long  unwearied  sing 
High  praises  to  the  eternal  King. 

3  All  praise  to  Thee,  who  safe  hast  kept, 
And  hast  refreshed  me  while  I  slept; 
Grant,  Lord,  when  I  from  death  shall  wake, 
I  may  of  endless  life  partake. 

4  Lord,  I  my  vows  to  Thee  renew; 
Scatter  my  sins  as  morning  dew; 

Guard  my  first  springs  of  thought  and  will, 
And  with  Thyself  my  spirit  fill. 


HYMNS.  61 

5  Direct,  control,  suggest,  this  day, 

All  I  design,  or  do,  or  say ; 
.    That  all  my  powers,  with  all  their  might, 

In  Thy  sole  glory  may  unite.  Kenn. 


Eymn  97.     L.  M. 

Y  God,  how  endless  is  Thy  love  ! 
Thy  gifts  are  every  evening  new; 
And  morning  mercies  from  above 
Gently  distil,  like  early  dew. 


lM 


2  Thou  sprcad'st  the  curtains  of  the  night, 

Great  Guardian  of   my  sleeping  hours ! 
Thy  sovereign  word  restores  the  light, 
And  quickens  all  my  drowsy  powers. 

3  I  yield  my  powers  to  Thy  command  ; 

To  Thee  I  consecrate  my  days; 
Perpetual  blessings  from  Thy  hand 

Demand  perpetual  songs  of  praise.         Watts. 


Hymn  98.     7s. 

1  QOFTLY  now  the  light  of  day 
VD  Fades  upon  my  sight  away; 
Free  from  care,  from  labor  free, 
Lord,  I  would  commune  with  Thee. 

2  Thou,  whose  all-pervading  eye 
Nought  escapes  without,  within, 
Pardon  each  infirmity, 

Open  fault,  and  secret  sin. 

3  Soon,  for  me,  the  light  of  day 
Shall  forever  pass  away; 
Then,  from  sin  and  sorrow  free, 
Take  me,  Lord,  to  dwell  with  Thee. 

4  Thou  who,  sinless,  yet  hast  known 
All  of  man's  infirmity; 

Then,  from  Thine  eternal  throne, 
Jesus,  look  with  pitying  eye.         Doane. 
34*  2a 


62  HYMNS. 

Hymn  99.     8s  &  7s. 

1  QAVIOUR,  breathe  an  evening  blessing, 
O  Ere  repose  our  eyelids  seal; 

Sin  and  want  we  come  confessing; 

Thou  canst  save,  and  Thou  canst  heal. 

2  Though  destruction  walk  around  us, 

Though  the  arrows  past  us  fly, 
Angel-guards  from  Thee  surround  us  — 
We  are  safe  if  Thou  art  nigh. 

3  Though  the  night  be  dark  and  dreary, 

Darkness  cannot  hide  from  Thee: 
Thou  art  He  who,  never  weary, 
Watchest  where  Thy  people  be. 

4  Should  swift  death  this  night  o'ertake  us, 

And  our  couch  become  our  tomb, 
May  the  morn  in  heaven  awake  us, 

Clad  in  bright  and  deathless  bloom.       Edmeston. 


The  Seasons. 
Hymn  100.     C.  M. 

1  "TTTITH  songs  and  honors  sounding  loud, 

VY     Address  the  Lord  on  high; 
Over  the  heavens  He  spreads  His  cloud, 
And  waters  veil  the  sky. 

2  He  sends  His  showers  of  blessings  down 

To  cheer  the  plains  below; 
He  makes  the  grass  the  mountains  crown, 
And  corn  in  valleys  grow. 

3  His  steady  counsels  change  the  face 

Of  the  declining  year; 
He  bids  the  sun  cut  short  his  race, 
And  wintery  days  appear. 

4  His  hoary  frost,  His  fleecy  snow, 

Descend  and  clothe  the  ground; 
The  liquid  streams  forbear  to  flow, 
In  icy  fetters  bound. 

5  He  sends  His  word,  and  melts  the  snow, 

The  fields  no  longer  mourn  ; 
He  calls  the  warmer  gales  to  blow, 
And  bids  the  spring  return. 


nYMNS.  63 

6  The  changing  wind,  the  flying  cloud, 
Obey  His  mighty  word; 
With  songs  and  honors  sounding  loud, 

Praise  ye  the  sovereign  Lord.      Ps.  cxlvii.—  Watts. 


New  Year. 
Hymn  101.      L.  M. 

1  C\  REAT  God,  we  sing  that  mighty  hand 
VX  By  which  supported  still  we  stand; 
The  opening  year  Thy  mercy  shows; 

Let  mercy  crown  it  till  it  close. 

2  By  day,  by  night,  at  home,  abroad, 
Still  we  are  guarded  by  our  God; 
By  His  incessant  bounty  fed, 

By  His  unerring  counsel  led. 

3  With  grateful  hearts  the  past  we  own ; 
The  future,  all  to  us  unknown, 

We  to  Thy  guardian  care  commit, 
And  peaceful  leave  before  Thy  feet. 

4  In  scenes  exalted  or  depressed, 

Be  Thou  our  joy,  and  Thou  our  rest; 
Thy  goodness  all  our  hopes  shall  raise, 
Adored  through  all  our  changing  days. 

5  When  death  shall  interrupt  these  songs, 
And  seal  in  silence  mortal  tongues, 
Our  Helper,  God,  in  whom  we  trust, 

In  better  worlds  our  souls  shall  boast.      DODDRIDGE. 


Spring. 
Hymn  102.     C.  M. 

1  "TTTHEN  brighter  suns  and  milder  skies 

VV     Proclaim  the  opening  year, 

What  various  sounds  of  joy  arise! 

What  prospects  bright  appear ! 

2  Earth  and  her  thousand  voices  give 

Their  thousand  notes  of  praise; 
And  all,  that  by  His  mercy  live, 
To  God  their  offering  raise. 


64  HYMNS. 

3  The  streams,  all  beautiful  and  bright, 

Reflect  the  morning  sky; 
And  there,  with  music  in  his  flight, 
The  wild  bird  soars  on  high. 

4  Thus,  like  the  morning,  calm  and  clear, 

That  saw  the  Saviour  rise, 
The  spring  of  heaven's  eternal  year 
Shall  dawn  on  earth  and  skies. 

5  No  winter  there,  no  shades  of  night 

Obscure  those  mansions  blest, 
Where,  in  the  happy  fields  of  light, 

The  weary  are  at  rest.  Plymouth  Coll. 


Harvest. 
Hymn  103.     L.  M. 

1  /°1  REAT  God,  as  seasons  disappear, 
VJT  And  changes  mark  the  rolling  year, 
As  time  with  rapid  pinions  flies, 

May  every  season  make  us  wise. 

2  Long  has  Thy  favor  crowned  our  days, 
And  summer  shed  again  its  rays; 

No  deadly  cloud  our  sky  has  veiled, 
No  blasting  winds  our  path  assailed. 

3  Our  harvest  months  have  o'er  us  rolled, 
And  filled  our  fields  with  waving  gold; 
Our  tables  spread,  our  garners  stored ! 
Where  are  our  hearts  to  praise  the  Lord? 

4  The  solemn  harvest  comes  apace, 
The  closing  day  of  life  and  grace: 
Time  of  decision,  awful  hour! 
Around  it  let  no  tempests  lower! 

5  Prepare  us,  Lord,  by  grace  divine, 
Like  stars  in  heaven  to  rise  and  shine; 
Then  shall  our  happy  souls  above 
Reap  the  full  harvest  of  Thy  love! 


"G 


HYMNS.  60 

National  Festivals. 
Hymn  104.      6s  &  4s. 
OD  bless  our  native  land ! 
Firm  may  she  ever  stand, 
Through  storm  and  night; 
When  the  wild  tempests  rave, 
Ruler  of  winds  and  wave, 
Do  Thou  our  country  save 
By  Thy  great  might. 

For  her  our  prayers  shall  rise 
To  God  above  the  skies; 

On  Him  we  wait;  • 

Thou  who  hast  heard  each  sigh, 
Watching  each  weeping  eye, 
Be  Thou  forever  nigh  : 

God  save  the  State!  Plymouth  Coll. 


DOXOLOGIES. 

L.  M. 

TO  God  the  Father,  God  the  Son, 
And  God  the  Spirit,  Three  in  One, 
Be  honor,  praise,  and  glory  given, 
By  all  on  earth,  and  all  in  heaven. 

CM. 

LET  God  the  Father,  and  the  Son, 
And  Spirit,  be  adored, 
Where  there  are  works  to  make  Him  known, 
Or  saints  to  love  the  Lord. 

S.  M. 

TO  the  eternal  Three, 
In  will  and  essence  one; 
To  Father,  Son,  and  Spirit  be 
Co-equal  honors  done. 

H.  If. 

TO  God  the  Father's  throne 
Your  highest  honors  raise; 
Glory  to  God  the  Son ; 

To  God  the  Spirit  praise ; 
With  all  our  powers,  Eternal  King, 
Thy  name  we  sing,  while  faith  adores. 


HYMNS. 

C.  P.  M. 

TO  Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost, 
The  God,  whom  Heaven's  triumphant  host, 
And  saints  on  earth  adore; 
Be  glory  as  in  ages  past, 
And  now  it  is,  and  so  shall  last, 
When  time  shall  be  no  more. 

8s,  7s  &  4s. 

GLORY  be  to  God  the  Father, 
Gl^ry  to  the  eternal  Son; 
Sound  aloud  the  Spirit's  praises; 
Join  the  elders  round  the  throne; 

Hallelujah ! 
Hail  the  glorious  Three  in  One. 

8s  &  7s. 

PRAISE  the  Father,  earth  nnd  heaven, 
Praise  the  Son,  the  Spirit  praise, 
As  it  was,  and  is,  be  given, 
Glory  through  eternal  days. 

7s  &  6s. 

TO  the  Father,  to  the  Son, 
And  Spirit  ever  blest, 
Everlasting  Three  in  One, 

All  worship  be  addressed. 
Praise  from  all  above,  below, 

As  throughout  the  ages  past, 
Now  is  given,  and  shall  be  so, 
While  endless  ages  last. 

7s. 

PRAISE  the  name  of  God  most  high, 
Praise  Him,  all  bel..w  the  sky,^ 
Praise  Him,  all  ye  heavenly  host, 
Father,  Son,  and  Holy  Ghost; 
As  through  countless  ages  past, 
Evermore  His  praise  shall  last. 


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Hymn 

All  hail !  the  power  of  Jesus'  name  ...  34 

All  ye  nations,  praise  the  Lord 3 

Am  I  a  soldier  of  the  Cross?  65 

And  must  this  body  die? 87 

Asleep  in  Jesus!  blessed  sleep 84 

Awake,  my  soul,  and  with  the  sun  ...  96 

Awake,  my  soul,  in  joyful  lays  72 

B. 

Before  Jehovah's  awful  throne 1 

Behold  the  sure  Foundation-stone  ...  39 

Blest  be  the  everlasting  God  88 

Bread  of  heaven,  on  Thee  we  feed...  55 

Bright  King  of  glory,  dreadful  God.  12 

Broad  is  the  road  that  leads  to  death.  64 


Come,   dearest  Lord,   descend    and 

dwell 74 

Come,  Holy  Spirit,  Heavenly  Dove..     70 

D. 

Daughter  of  Zion,  from  the  dust 43 

Dearest  of  all  the  names  above  15 

Dear  Saviour,  we  are  Thine  41 

E. 

Ere  the  blue  heavens  were  stretch'd 

abroad 11 

Eternal  Spirit,  we  confess 35 

F. 

From  every  stormy  wind  that  blows.     50 


Hymn 

Give  me  the  wings  of  faith,  to  rise  ...  94 

Glory,  glory  to  our  King  27 

"Go,  preach  my  Gospel,"  saith  the 

Lord 56 

God  bless  our  native  land 104 

God!  my  supporter  and  my  hope  ...  9 

Great  God,  as  seasons  disappear 103 

Great  God,  how  infinite  art  Thou  ...  4 
Great    God,    we    sing    that    mighty 

hand  101 

Guide  me,  0  Thou  great  Jehovah  ...  68 

H. 

Hail  the  day  that  sees  Him  rise 25 

Hail,  Thou  once  despised  Jesus 28 

Hark !    from    the    tombs   a   doleful 

sound 82 

Hark  the  glad  sound !   the  Saviour 

comes  ! 16 

Hark!  the  song  of  jubilee  45 

Hark  !  what  mean  those  holy  voices  ?  13 
He  reigns  —  the  Lord,  the  Saviour 

reigns  90 

Hear  what  the   voice   from  heaven 

proclaims 85 

Holy  and  reverend  is  the  name  7 

Hosanna  to  the  Prince  of  light  26 

Hosanna  to  the  royal  Son  18 

How  charming  is  the  place 42 

I. 

I  love  Thy  kingdom,  Lord  40 

I  sing  th'  almighty  power  of  God  ...  8 

I  would  not  live  alway  92 

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TABLE   OF   FIRST   LINES, 


J. 

Hymn 

Jerusalem!  my  glorious  home 93 

Jesus  !  I  love  Thy  charming  name  ..  79 

Jesus  lives,  and  so  shall  I 61 

Jesus  shall  reign  where'er  the  sun  ...  44 

Jesus,  Thou  spring  of  joys  divine  ...  30 

Join  all  the  glorious  names  29 

Joy  to  the  world,  the  Lord  is  come ..  14 

L. 

Let  them  neglect  Thy  glory,  Lord...  38 

Like  Noah's  weary  dove  66 

Lo  !  He  comes,  with  clouds  descend- 
ing   91 

Lord,   in  the   morning   Thou   shalt 

hear 46 

Lord,  I  am  vile,  conceived  in  sin  ...  57 
Lord,  Thou  hast  searched  and  seen 

me  through  6 

Lord,  if  Thine  eyes  survey  our  faults.  81 

Love,  divine,  all  love  excelling 77 

M. 

Many  woes  had  Christ  endured 19 

Morning  breaks  upon  the  tomb  23 

My  dear  Redeemer  and  my  Lord  ....  17 

My  faith  looks  up  to  Thee  80 

My  God,  how  endless  is  Thy  love ...  97 

My  God,  my  Life,  my  Love  71 

N. 

No  more,  my  God,  I  boast  no  more.  60 

Not  all  the  blood  of  beasts 59 

Not  with  our  mortal  eyes  78 

0. 

0  could  I  speak  the  matchless  worth.  32 

0  for  a  closer  walk  with  God  69 

0  for  a  thousand  tongues  to  sing  ....  33 

0  God,  Thou  art  my  God  alone 67 

0  happy  day  that  stays  my  choice..  53 

0  holy,  holy,  holy  Lord 37 


Ilymn 

0  sacred  Head,  now  wounded 20 

O  Spirit  of  the  living  God 36 

Our  Lord  is  risen  from  the  dead 24 

B. 

Rejoice  !  the  Lord  is  King 75 

Rock  of  Ages,  cleft  for  me 52 

S. 

Salvation  !  oh  !  the  joyful  sound  ...  73 

Saviour,  breathe  an  evening  blessing.  99 

Saviour,  when  in  dust  to  Thee 58 

See  Israel's  gentle  Shepherd  stand  ..  51 

Sing  to  the  Lord  Jehovah's  name  ...  2 

Softly  now  the  light  of  day 98 

Sovereign  of  all  the  worlds  on  high.  76 

Spirit,  leave  thy  house  of  clay  86 

T. 

The    heavens    declare    Thy    glory, 

Lord 49 

The  Lord  descended  from  above 5 

The  Lord  my  Shepherd  is 10 

The  Saviour!  O  what  endless  charms.  31 

The  tempter  to  my  soul  hath  said  ...  63 

Thine  earthly  Sabbath.Lord,  we  love.  48 

This  is  the  day  the  Lord  hath  made .  47 

'Twas  on  that  dark,  that  doleful  night.  54 

IT. 

Unveil  thy  bosom,  faithful  tomb  ....  83 

W. 

What  sinners  value  I  resign  89 

When  brighter  suns  and  milder  skies.  102 

When  I  can  read  my  title  clear 95 

When,  overwhelmed  with  grief 62 

With   songs   and    honors   sounding 

loud  100 

Y. 

Yes,  the  Redeemer  rose 22 


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